Trump insists the US ‘win AI’ over China — or else. The reality is even more stark
- Posted on September 23, 2026
- By The Independent
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Trump insists the US ‘win AI’ over China — or else. The reality is even more stark
Unlike when the US went all out to beat Russia to the moon, Trump is both feeding China the means of production on AI, and using Xi Jinping as a bogeyman to eschew guardrails for the tech. That strategy, writes Andrew Feinberg, ties in to something a handful of billionaires sorely need