Trump science director says US ‘dominating’ China in AI battle

Published May 6, 2025 12:20pm ET



White House Science and Technology Director Michael Kratsios assured the United States is No. 1 in the world for artificial intelligence.

In the days after President Donald Trump was inaugurated, the Chinese Communist Party unveiled DeepSeek, its own AI model by a company with the same name. This new company has prompted comparisons to American companies, but Kratsios suggested there are none.

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