China's Xi urges US to cooperate on artificial intelligence during White House visit

Chinese President Xi Jinping urged the United States to cooperate on artificial intelligence during a Thursday visit to the White House, where he was hosted by President Donald Trump.

The call for cooperation on AI came amid a broader meeting between the two leaders, though specific details of what forms of cooperation Xi proposed, or how Trump responded to the request, were not included in the available source material.

Artificial intelligence has become an increasingly prominent subject in discussions between the United States and China, given both countries' significant investment in the technology and the strategic implications of AI development for both economic competitiveness and national security.

Further specifics of the Thursday meeting, including any other topics discussed or agreements reached between the two leaders, were not detailed in the material reviewed. It was also not specified whether any joint statement or follow-up steps on AI cooperation were announced.