President Donald Trump delivered remarks to the United Nations General Assembly in New York City on Tuesday, declaring that the United States will reject what he termed a “globalist scheme” to regulate artificial intelligence. He stressed the necessity of the U.S. maintaining its lead in emerging technologies.
“The United States also totally rejects any attempt to construct a globalist scheme to control for the artificial intelligence being spoken of so much now,” Trump stated, suggesting that the technology should be referred to as “superintelligence” (SI).
“Whoever wins AI, you have to remember this, and now I say whoever wins SI, whoever wins superintelligence, wins. That’s the group that wins,” Trump said. “We’re leading now over China by a lot and everyone else. We’re going to keep it that way. We’re going to keep it very straight and very strong.”
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Trump asserted that he would not impede the growth of AI or superintelligence, noting that the technology could surpass the industrial revolution or the internet itself.
“I’m not going to stifle growth of something that will be bigger than the industrial revolution, many say bigger than the industrial revolution or the internet itself,” Trump said, adding that the U.S. “will be very careful” and the Department of Justice will help oversee the industry.
“We will only encourage superintelligence. We’re going to encourage it, not rein it in. We’re going to watch it closely through the Department of Justice,” Trump said.
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Trump addressed the 81st United Nations General Assembly at the United Nations Headquarters in New York on Sept. 22, 2026.
“The United States leads the world in superintelligence and will continue to do so safely and responsibly. Americans have never been a nation that retreats from a frontier or shrinks from a challenge, no matter how great or how daunting that challenge may be,” Trump said.
These remarks come ahead of a highly anticipated meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping later this week, where the two geopolitical rivals are expected to discuss AI issues.
The president will also host a state dinner for Xi, expected to feature tech leaders including Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, and Apple executive chairman Tim Cook.
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Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping are set to meet later this week.
FOX Business’ Edward Lawrence reported that Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will present Trump with an AI-related agreement between the U.S. and China to create a “hotline” for direct communication on AI, according to two sources familiar with the matter.
The hotline would give both sides the ability to communicate about AI-related problems, such as hacking, national security concerns, rogue AI, or other issues, functioning similarly to the lines of communication maintained by the two countries’ militaries.
Sources told Lawrence that Trump will make a determination about the hotline this week before he meets with Xi.
The White House has indicated that Trump plans to greet Xi on Wednesday at Joint Base Andrews before spending time with him on Thursday and Friday.
