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U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed to establish the first intergovernmental dialogue on Artificial Intelligence (AI) during their summit, aiming to promote AI development and governance to benefit humanity. The move draws parallels to the Reagan-Gorbachev nuclear disarmament efforts, with both leaders seeking to preempt a 'CyberMAD' (cyber mutually assured destruction) era driven by AI weaponization.
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