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Why Bill Gates Thinks AI Is Strong Enough to Cause 'a Billion Deaths'

Bill Gates warns AI is powerful enough to contribute to events causing “a billion deaths” and says stronger government regulation is needed.

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US Democrats criticize lavish Trump-Xi summit as lacking substanceUS Senate Democrats criticized President Donald Trump's summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday, saying it prioritized pageantry over substance on issues such as artificial intelligence, trade, ‌critical minerals and weapons for Taiwan.

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Taiwan thanks US for its support ahead of Trump-Xi summitTaiwan's government on Thursday thanked the US for its support and said it was maintaining communications ahead of a summit in Washington between President Donald Trump and China's leader Xi Jinping.

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Senators Lankford, King remind Americans of CCP atrocities ahead of Trump-Xi summitSens. James Lankford and Angus King push a resolution blasting the Chinese Communist Party's history of repression and human rights abuses ahead of Trump's summit with Xi Jinping.

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Treasury secretary confirms AI talks with China are underway ahead of Trump-Xi summitAgainst a backdrop of growing calls for the federal government to create safety standards and regulations for rapidly advancing AI.

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Arming Taiwan an important U.S. interest, Taipei official says after Trump-Xi summitTAIPEI, Taiwan – The United States providing weapons to Taiwan to protect its freedom and provide semiconductors to the world is in the U.S. national interest, a senior Taiwanese diplomat said on Saturday following a summit between the Chinese and U.S. presidents. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping ended a three-day summit on Friday…

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