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Donald Trump's hands-off approach to AI regulation has a pointed new critic, and the objection is strategic, not safety-minded. A Financial Times article, headlined 'Xi's edge over Trump on AI', argues the US president's anti-regulatory stance fails to take into account that China is catching up.
Why it mattersThe framing flips the usual script. The standing case for deregulation is that rules would slow American developers and hand Beijing the lead. This argument says the lead is eroding anyway, so skipping the rules buys less than it looks. The practical stake is the race itself. If China closes the distance while Washington declines to write rules, deregulation buys exposure rather than speed. Does stepping back still protect the American lead, or has it become a bet that the lead is unloseable?
Discuss: If China is closing the gap regardless, does stepping back from AI regulation still protect the American lead, or has it become a bet that the lead is unloseable?
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