US President Donald Trump speaks with Chinese President Xi Jinping while welcoming him at the North Portico of the White House for a state dinner in Washington, D.C., US, September 24, 2026. REUTERS
WASHINGTON:
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday morning said he does not want to work with Chinese President Xi Jinping on governing AI technology, adding that doing so would make it harder for US companies to build better AI products than their Chinese counterparts.
“We’re leading now over China and everyone else, and I want to keep it that way,” Trump said at an event in Washington on Tuesday morning.
Trump also said that he discussed AI with Xi when he visited the US last week, adding that the US already works with Xi’s government “in so many ways.”
US President Donald Trump unveiled an AI-powered website on Tuesday aimed at becoming the first stop for Americans to access federal services, hailing the initiative as a “reinvention” of government.
The “America.gov” platform was developed under Airbnb co-founder Joe Gebbia, who joined the Trump administration last year in the newly formed role of chief design officer.
Like other websites using AI-powered chatbots, users type in queries and converse with the system online. While its functions are currently limited, Trump said that America.gov will eventually be able to process all sorts of complicated tasks involving the government, such as applying for a new passport or accessing health and retirement benefits.
“We’re making it dramatically easier, faster, and more convenient to get what you need exactly when you need it,” Trump said at a launch event for the platform in Washington, attended by top government officials.
“It’s a restoration of America’s founding promise and it’s a reinvention of your government for the 21st century and beyond,” he said.
The president also signed an executive order directing all government agencies to integrate their websites with America.gov.
The launch of the new US government platform comes the same day that Trump is to meet with an array of top tech executives to discuss the AI sector’s rapid development.