{"id":380192,"date":"2026-09-19T10:00:25","date_gmt":"2026-09-19T09:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/us-v-china-whos-ahead-in-the-race-to-develop-ai-bbc-americast\/"},"modified":"2026-09-19T10:00:25","modified_gmt":"2026-09-19T09:00:25","slug":"us-v-china-whos-ahead-in-the-race-to-develop-ai-bbc-americast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/us-v-china-whos-ahead-in-the-race-to-develop-ai-bbc-americast\/","title":{"rendered":"US v China &#8211; who\u2019s ahead in the race to develop AI? | BBC Americast"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/5G009gycQr8\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"US v China - who\u2019s ahead in the race to develop AI? | BBC Americast\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5G009gycQr8\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>We speak to a US\/China tech expert who served under presidents Biden and Trump about America\u2019s race with China to develop Artificial Intelligence. Does he agree with president Trump\u2019s statement \u201cwhoever wins AI wins\u201d, and what does \u201cwinning\u201d look like?<\/p>\n<p>Justin, Marianna and Anthony discuss Donald Trump\u2019s rejection of any regulation for Artificial Intelligence, and whether this is in line with public opinion in the United States.<\/p>\n<p>The team also talk about Congress, and how Republicans are reacting to Donald Trump\u2019s most outspoken comments yet on AI. Plus, could Democrats be making the issue more central to their campaigning ahead of this November\u2019s midterm elections? It\u2019s an issue which has also united progressive Democrat senator Bernie Sanders and former Trump adviser Steve Bannon &#8211; what was their message to voters?<\/p>\n<p>Our guest this week is Chris McGuire, a US-China technology expert with the Council on Foreign Relations. He\u2019s a former senior advisor at the State Department for Trump in both his first and second terms, and previously served as Deputy Senior Director for Technology and National Security at the National Security Council from 2022 to 2024 under president Biden.<\/p>\n<p>00:00 Why is the AI race so important?<br \/>\n00:01:50 How fast is AI improving?<br \/>\n00:04:21 How AI could change the world<br \/>\n00:08:19 US v China &#8211; who\u2019s ahead?<br \/>\n00:11:48 Why are the US and China racing on AI?<br \/>\n00:15:23 Can the US government make AI safe?<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our channel here: https:\/\/bbc.in\/bbcnews<\/p>\n<p>For the latest news download the BBC News app or visit BBC.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>#BBCNews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We speak to a US\/China tech expert who served under presidents Biden and Trump about America\u2019s race with China to develop Artificial Intelligence. 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