{
  "id": 9663638,
  "title": "Trump Rejects Global Rules as Xi Calls for Human Control, Altman and Amodei Seek UN Safeguards",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/trump-rejects-global-rules-as-xi-calls-for-human-control-altman-and",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-09-25T00:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Colombia One",
    "slug": "colombia-one",
    "url": "https://colombiaone.com/2026/09/24/trump-xi-altman-amodei-clash-over-global-ai-rules/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "U.S. President Donald Trump rebuffed international regulatory efforts on artificial intelligence during a UN General Assembly address, vowing to continue advancing the technology rather than subject it to global oversight. This stance stood in stark contrast to calls from the CEOs of OpenAI and Anthropic, Sam Altman and Dario Amodei, who urged the United Nations to establish safeguards for powerful AI systems. The two sides also came into conflict as they sought to address immediate AI safety concerns, with Altman and Amodei warning of the risks posed by increasingly capable models and urging international cooperation on standards, reporting procedures and communication mechanisms for sharing safety information.\n\nThe differing perspectives emerged alongside a more limited U.S.-China dialogue focused on AI-related emergencies. Treasury Secretary Scott Baessen said the two countries planned to conduct additional talks in Shenzhen in approximately two months, with discussions expected to include AI risks and protocols for responding to serious incidents. While President Trump and China's President Xi Jinping both recognized China and the U.S. as leading nations in AI, they differed sharply on how the technology should be governed. Xi advocated for human oversight and emphasized the responsibility of both nations to ensure AI development benefits humanity, while Trump rejected the idea of a \"globalist scheme\" to control AI and stressed the importance of the U.S. maintaining its technological lead.",
  "summary": "President Donald Trump rejected international controls on artificial intelligence ahead of his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday, while OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei urged the United Nations to establish safeguards for increasingly powerful AI systems. Trump used his Sept. 22 address to the UN General Assembly to reject […]",
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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."
}