British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will travel to the United States this week to meet with President Joe Biden and business and military leaders.
Sunak is due to visit Washington, DC on Wednesday and Thursday, and is bringing along a packed agenda that includes discussions on artificial intelligence, the war in Ukraine, and, potentially, trade between the two countries."The U.S. is our closest ally. We are one another's partner of first resort when it comes to everything from keeping our people safe to growing our economies," Sunak said in a statement.
Sunak recently assured citizens of both countries that"the government is looking very carefully at" the issue of artificial intelligence. This follows the publishing of a letter last week by the Center for AI Safety, asking policymakers to mitigate the"risk of extinction" brought about by the technology.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has long had a goal of acquiring F-16s from Western allies, which the UK has spearheaded, with Biden also supporting training Ukrainian pilots on fighter aircraft. This meeting between Sunak and Biden will likely be the start of the"coalition of countries participating in this effort will decid[e] when to actually provide jets, how many we will provide, and who will provide them" as foreshadowed by a senior administration official to the Washington Examiner.Sunak has also been warned against any discussions surrounding auto manufacturing subsidies by think-thank Policy Exchange.
Ever since Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act, the US has dedicated some $369 billion toward electric cars which are largely manufactured outside of Europe and into Asia instead. The think tank discouraged Sunak from paying subsides in order to bring business back.
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