US President Donald Trump warned on Friday that Washington cannot allow Beijing to dominate artificial intelligence and cryptocurrency, telling Punchbowl News that the US must win the technological race. Speaking in an interview published by the Capitol Hill-focused outlet, Trump emphasized that whoever wins the AI race controls a transformative force surpassing the internet “by many times.”

“We don’t want to see China take over crypto. I don’t want to see China win with AI,” Trump said. He added that “we can’t let China beat us at this,” stressing that the technology will reshape global commerce in ways exceeding anything previously imagined.

Digital currency shift

The president noted shifting consumer habits, observing that “I see it…