{"id":"dba47216-3b69-49f8-b4ef-59ac98f711da","url":"https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3367374/trump-downplays-need-check-ai-development-says-he-unwilling-cede-edge-china","domain":"scmp.com","outlet":{"name":"South China Morning Post","country":"HK","cred":4,"lean":0,"curated":true,"owner":"Alibaba Group"},"title":"Trump downplays need to check AI development, says he is unwilling to cede edge to China","plainHeadline":"Trump downplays need to check AI development to maintain edge over China","rewrite":{"model":null,"at":null},"summary":["Trump says regulation of AI is unnecessary to protect U.S. edge over China.","He warns about negative forces but offers no concrete rules for AI governance.","AI safety voices like Amodei, Musk, and Altman advocate brakes on pace of development.","White House officials and Congress discuss next steps and potential guard rails.","Obama proponents push AI safety and economic impact considerations amid election-year focus."],"topics":["Politics"],"lang":"eng","publishedAt":"2026-09-13T19:27:47.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-09-13T19:53:41.348Z","story":"https://brief.concise.news/story/f68f4a0d-5ef5-454b-8fe4-c0bed54f817e","storyId":"f68f4a0d-5ef5-454b-8fe4-c0bed54f817e","image":"https://cdn.i-scmp.com/sites/default/files/styles/1280x720/public/d8/images/canvas/2026/09/14/b578ad0c-dc9a-4971-9699-e87974daaaf2_2466f391.jpg?itok=gzE-PI94&v=1789327515","author":"Associated Press","dek":"US President Donald Trump on Sunday played down the need for his administration to check the development of artificial intelligence, saying he worried about ceding America’s edge over China in a global competition and that winning would help address the risks from the advancing technology."}