Trump and Xi to Discuss AI During UN General Assembly

The Trump administration is coordinating a series of high-level engagements on artificial intelligence coinciding with the United Nations General Assembly in New York. US Ambassador to the UN Mike Waltz, along with Undersecretaries of State Jacob Helberg and Sarah Rogers, will host an event on Wednesday focused on US partnerships and the regulatory conditions required for large-scale AI adoption, including the protection of free expression.

These efforts run parallel to a UN Security Council meeting on AI and security, where OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is expected to brief members on risks identified by industry executives. While the UN discusses global governance and crisis management, President Donald Trump has previously characterized concerns regarding AI regulation as a "hoax."

Following the UN events, Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping are scheduled to meet next week in Washington. AI is expected to be a high-priority agenda item for both leaders, who have each rejected calls for a voluntary slowdown in technology development. The meeting occurs as the AI sector faces scrutiny over financial stability, infrastructure investments, and the actual deployment of Nvidia GPUs, amid divergent strategic objectives between the United States and China.