Pope in Paris, Xi in DC, AI at a Crossroads

This week witnessed a flurry of diplomatic activity centered on press freedom tensions in Washington, fierce geopolitical disputes at the UN General Assembly over Iran, Cuba and Venezuela, and a landmark meeting between Trump and Xi Jinping that signaled a trade truce and intensifying competition over artificial intelligence supremacy. Pope Francis simultaneously brought the Vatican's moral voice to Paris, championing restraint and regulation in AI as the world grapples with rapid technological change.

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It’s been a week of walkouts, power plays and diplomatic theatre — from a battle over press freedom in Washington, to a United Nations General Assembly marked by protests and departures, as leaders clashed over Iran, Cuba and Venezuela. There was also a rare red-carpet meeting between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping, as the US and China extended their trade truce and turned their attention to the race for dominance in artificial intelligence. And from the geopolitical to the spiritual, Pope Leo brought his call for restraint and regulation of AI to France, as he sought to position the Vatican as a moral voice in a rapidly changing world.

Pope in Paris, Xi in DC, AI at a Crossroads

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