The dangerous trade-off behind the US-China AI race

AI leaders urge controlled slowdown amid US-China race for dominance and safety concerns, as verification challenges loom

AI leaders are calling for a controlled slowdown rather than a complete pause, with more checks before increasingly powerful systems move ahead of safety measures.

But the push for caution is colliding with the race between the US and China to dominate AI.

Business Insider’s Aditi Bharade explains why coordination between the two powers could be difficult, with verification emerging as a major obstacle and President Trump maintaining a strong focus on winning the AI race.