WATCH LIVE: President Biden and UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak meet at White House
launched wide-ranging talks at the White House on Thursday by vowing that they would work in lockstep as the globe tries to adapt to a period of rapid economic, political and technological change.The leaders' Oval Office talks were expected to cover the war in Ukraine, China, economic security, international cooperation on regulating the growing field of artificial intelligence, and more.
“The U.S. and the U.K. have stood together to support Ukraine," Biden said at the start of their meeting. Sunak is keen to make the U.K. a key player in artificial intelligence, and announced that his government will gather politicians, scientists and tech executives for a summit on AI safety in the fall.
Sunak's visit comes as U.S. and British intelligence officials are still trying to sort out blame for thein southern Ukraine, which sent floodwaters gushing through towns and over farmland. Neither Washington nor London has officially accused Russia of blowing up the Kakhovka hydroelectric dam.
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