Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Korva Coleman.
President Trump continues to insist that the artificial intelligence industry does not need strong guardrails.
Well, that's not what AI leaders think.
They're calling for a global slowdown on AI research.
But NPR's Emily Fang says President Trump sees the U.S.
Strength in AI as a matter of national security.
He's really framed AI as a race against China.
And I can briefly summarize his arguments as if the U.S.
Doesn't build it, then China is going to do it first.
But there's serious debate right now in the global industry on whether
Chinese companies actually can get ahead of the U.S.
On AI because the U.S.
Maintains a lead right now.
And also whether Beijing really would want to create a super powerful AI that might destroy all of humanity,
because arguably that's not in China's interest either.
And Piers Emily Fang reporting.
The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected President Trump's push for new restrictions on mail-in ballots.
Trump had wanted the new rules imposed right before the midterm elections.
Former Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell returned to the U.S.
Capitol yesterday.