Deepa Shivaram

Trump was set to sign an executive order on AI today that would have added some safeguards around the development of the technology, but now the president is delaying it.

Trump says it's because he didn't like certain aspects of the order and how it could block innovation.

We're leading China, we're leading everybody, and I don't want to do anything that's going to get in the way of

The administration has been oscillating on how to address concerns over AI safety for weeks.

Trump has had a close relationship with tech executives and wants there to be less regulation around the technology.

But polling shows Americans favor regulations of AI.

When it comes to AI technology from American companies like OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google, experts say those models are better than what China's putting out.

The U.S.

is, by some estimates, about 6 to 12 months ahead of China.

So Trump is right that the U.S.

is leading the AI race in that regard.

But where China is inching ahead is on AI adoption, how integrated AI is in their society and how accessible their AI products are.

In the meeting this week, Trump and Xi are expected to talk about global risk management when it comes to the rise of AI.

Deepa Shivaram, NPR News.

When it comes to AI technology from American companies like OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google, experts say those models are better than what China's putting out.

The U.S.

is, by some estimates, about six to 12 months ahead of China.

So Trump is right that the U.S.

is leading the AI race in that regard.

But where China is inching ahead is on AI adoption, how integrated AI is in their society and how accessible their AI products are.