China and Trump Reject AI Executives' Calls to Slow Development

China's Foreign Ministry and President Donald Trump both pushed back on appeals from leading artificial intelligence executives to decelerate AI development, creating a standoff between industry safety advocates and the world's two foremost AI powers. The rejections place the two governments in direct opposition to warnings issued by top AI figures, whose calls for slower, more cautious development have gone unheeded by both Washington and Beijing. The episode underscores a widening divide between those urging restraint in AI advancement and the governments overseeing the sector's rapid expansion.