MNI POLITICAL RISK - White House Tries To Get Jump On AI

Executive Summary:

• President Biden will deliver remarks at the White House today to unveil voluntary commitments from tech companies to responsibly manage the risks posed by Artificial Intelligence and press Congress to take more action on regulation.
• Polling suggests that inflation holds the key to President Biden's poor approval rating on the economy.
• A meeting this week between US statesman Henry Kissinger and Chinese Defence Minister Li Shangfu has exposed the deep fissures between Washington and Beijing on defence.
• The Biden administration has announced a wide-ranging new package of sanctions on Russia.
• United States Trade Representative Katherine Tai met yesterday with European Commission Executive Vice President, Valdis Dombrovskis, for another round of talks on a metals dispute, which if not resolved by October would result in the reapplication of US metals tariffs and retaliatory actions from the EU.
• Poll of the Day: 47 percent of registered voters would consider voting for a third-party candidate in the 2024 presidential election.

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MNI POLITICAL RISK ANALYSIS - US Daily Brief 21-07-23 .pdf