Industry leaders have called for a global slowdown in AI development to avoid catastrophic risks, but the United States and China, the main drivers of the technology's rapid advancement, have not indicated they will slow down. US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping are expected to meet in Washington on Wednesday, but expectations for AI safety cooperation between the two countries are low, with anticipated measures falling far short of the coordinated slowdown experts believe is necessary. Both countries have rejected calls to slow down AI development. Donald Trump emphasized the need for the US to maintain its leading position and opposed any "globalist schemes" to control AI. China, on the other hand, has linked AI risks more to cybersecurity and political security, and has dismissed "panic rhetoric" from Silicon Valley.