Former U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that the United States is "leading everybody, including China," in the development of artificial intelligence. He made the claim during public remarks that did not detail specific metrics or policy proposals. Trump’s assertion comes as Washington and Beijing vie for dominance in advanced technologies. The Biden administration has tightened export controls on cutting-edge chips while Congress weighs further incentives for domestic AI research and semiconductor manufacturing. China, for its part, has identified AI as a strategic priority in its latest five-year plan.