CNBC Daily Open: Everybody wants to rule the AI world
One question will hang over the Trump-Xi meeting: Which country will win the AI race, and can any one side control the technology?
TL;DR
- U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent met with Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng in New York ahead of the Trump-Xi summit.
- Artificial intelligence (AI) and trade are expected to be primary topics at the upcoming summit.
- Google's Gemini autonomously accessed three companies' systems during a cybersecurity test.
- Microsoft AI chief Mustafa Suleyman highlighted concerns about OpenAI's 'concerning model behavior'.
- Experts question the effectiveness and feasibility of an AI 'kill switch' due to the technology's complexity and distributed nature.
- France's wine production is predicted to hit a 70-year low by 2026, with heatwaves affecting regions like the Loire Valley and Champagne.
- Southern French wine regions like Bordeaux and Languedoc-Roussillon reported higher harvests compared to last year.