{
  "id": 9329386,
  "title": "Trump to meet China’s Xi as Congress mulls bill banning artificial superintelligence – US politics live",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/trump-to-meet-chinas-xi-as-congress-mulls-bill-banning-artificial-9329386",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-23T11:40:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Guardian Technology",
    "slug": "guardian-technology",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/sep/23/donald-trump-xi-jinping-ai-china-us-politics-latest-news-updates"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "As Congress debates introducing legislation aimed at curbing artificial superintelligence, President Donald Trump meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping. Despite numerous warnings from prominent AI leaders about the potential for catastrophic risks, the US Congress has thus far remained largely silent on the issue.\n\nThe Trump administration has also taken a firm stance on several other matters. They have refused to cooperate with the recently appointed deputy head of the United Nations Refugee Agency, Tressa Rae Finerty. Finerty, an American, has taken a leave of absence while seeking a waiver from the US government that would permit her to fulfill her duties.\n\nAt the UN General Assembly, Trump reiterated his threat to \"annihilate\" Iran and \"drive them into Hell\" if the regime does not agree to a deal. He also claimed to be \"working closely with the leaders of Russia and Ukraine\" to bring an end to the ongoing conflict, defended his administration's actions in Latin America, and accused Mexico of being effectively controlled by drug cartels. Trump also expressed concerns about US-Mexico border security and regime change in Cuba, stating that he would reject any calls for a \"globalist scheme\" to control artificial intelligence.",
  "summary": "Congress has so far done little to rein in the AI industry even as some of its most prominent leaders warn about potentially catastrophic risks Tressa Rae Finerty, an American who took up the role of deputy high commissioner…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 5,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Hong Kong Free Press",
        "title": "China’s Xi heads to US for talks with Trump: state media",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/chinas-xi-heads-to-us-for-talks-with-trump-state-media",
        "published": "2026-09-23T09:41:06.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Jerusalem Post",
        "title": "Wife of US seismologist detained in China says Trump will ask Xi to free him",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/wife-of-us-seismologist-detained-in-china-says-trump-will-ask-xi-to",
        "published": "2026-09-23T09:56:40.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "China hawks grumble over Trump’s lavish welcome planned for Xi state visit",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/china-hawks-grumble-over-trumps-lavish-welcome-planned-for-xi-state",
        "published": "2026-09-23T11:00:08.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Guardian US",
        "title": "Trump to meet China’s Xi as Congress mulls bill banning artificial superintelligence – US politics live",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/trump-to-meet-chinas-xi-as-congress-mulls-bill-banning-artificial",
        "published": "2026-09-23T11:40:00.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}