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Policy · 12h ago

Trump AI advisors feud with US tech giants over China's AI models

By Meridian48 News Desk · Summarised from MIT Technology Review ·

Several current and former Trump AI advisors publicly attacked leading US AI companies over the weekend, accusing them of being too close to China. The dispute centers on how American firms should respond to China's rapid AI progress. David Sacks, the president's AI czar, was among those involved in the heated exchange.

Meridian48 take
The infighting highlights a growing divide between Trump's camp and Silicon Valley over how to handle China's AI rise, but the public spat risks distracting from actual policy making.
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