Former White House 'AI czar' David Sacks discusses President Donald Trump's upcoming trip to China, where he is expected to discuss AI with Chinese President Xi Jinping on 'Claman Countdown.'
Former White House AI chief David Sacks has predicted the possible outcome of President Donald Trump's meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping as the two leaders prepare to discuss artificial intelligence.
Sacks examined the state of the intensifying AI arms race on Monday's “Claman Countdown” as China and the US emerge as fierce competitors on the world stage.
“I think there are things that might be of interest to all of us, and it's important to explore having those conversations,” she said.
“The truth is we still have to protect each other. So I think there's going to be a little bit of a limit in terms of what we can achieve there.”
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US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping (Photos by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP / Getty)
Sacks' comments follow the release of Anthropic's Mythos, a model that has raised widespread concerns about its ability to identify security vulnerabilities that is decades old.
Sacks said the US and China are likely to reach an agreement on new cyber standards at this week's meeting, noting that neither country wants “rogue actors” to use AI models for malicious purposes.
He also warned that the US must take precautionary measures to ensure that new AI models do not exploit existing vulnerabilities.
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“We need to take steps now to harden our systems and scan our code bases for hidden vulnerabilities and patch them,” said the former 'AI czar'.
AI assistant apps on smartphone – OpenAI ChatGPT, Google Gemini, and Anthropic Claude. (Getty Images / Getty Images)
Sacks also downplayed concerns about AI, saying there is no need for strict regulation of the technology, while warning that the development of China's cyber capabilities remains a major concern.
“There's been this debate about whether we need an FDA for AI. That would be solving a problem that I don't think we have,” he told FOX Business.
“The real problem is not what the American labs are doing. It's the fact that Chinese models and other models that other actors can train will have advanced capabilities online within the next six months or so.”
Sacks cited previous successes in AI talks with China, including the recent 2024 summit between former President Joe Biden and Jinping, where both countries agreed to keep AI away from nuclear weapons programs.
US President Joe Biden escorts Chinese President Xi Jinping to his car to say goodbye after their talks at the Filoli Estate in the US state of California, Nov. 15, 2023. (Photo by Li Xueren/Xinhua via Getty Images/Getty Images)
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The former 'AI king' said that while the US and China are still locked in a fiercely competitive race for AI dominance, dialogue about the technology is a step in the right direction.
“I think the point here is for both sides to start talking, to have an initial dialogue and see what the Chinese think about this,” Sacks said.
