'Can't tie our own hands': Presidential candidate warns an AI pause for US means 'China running with it'

Pausing AI development in the U.S. as China pushes forward in the sector does not alleviate the risks posed by the new technology, Vivek Ramaswamy said. SEABROOK, N.H. – Pausing artificial intelligence development in the U.S. while China continues to advance its own programs would create a risk to Americans, Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy told Fox News. "A temporary pause amongst U.S. companies -- if China is actually running forward with it -- that doesn't do anything in alleviating the risks of AI," Ramaswamy said in an exclusive interview. "It exacerbates them because Americans are at an even greater risk instead." China's deployment of AI could pose threats to the U.S., Ramaswamy told Fox News.