British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak left on Tuesday evening for a two-day visit to the United States, where he plans to discuss Britain’s role in the future global regulation of artificial intelligence with President Joe Biden, AFP reports.

The two leaders will meet at the White House on Thursday afternoon to reaffirm their unwavering support for Ukraine after the collapse of a large hydroelectric dam in the country’s south, which Moscow and Kyiv blame each other for.

Although London and Washington share the same position on the conflict in Ukraine and a strong stance on China, Rishi Sunak is still keen to strengthen Britain’s position on the world stage after Brexit.

He is also trying to warm relations with Joe Biden, which were rather cold under his predecessors Boris Johnson and Liz Truss.

On the hot front of overseeing the development of artificial intelligence (AI), Rishi Sunak wants the future global regulator to be based in London, British media reported, highlighting the country’s expertise and important technology sector.

But on this occasion, the United States is conducting direct negotiations with the European Union to fulfill the commitment made last month by G7 leaders to work on the “responsible use” of this technology.

And while Rishi Sunak is due to meet top US business leaders on Thursday morning, he played down the idea of ​​quickly realizing London’s post-Brexit ambitions for a trade deal with the United States.

“The (UK-US) relationship is very strong on these fundamental issues: defence, security, the relationship with China,” said Leslie Winjamuri, director of the US and the Americas program at the Chatham House think tank.

“But on specific issues like artificial intelligence and trade, (Joe) Biden is unlikely to deliver much in the face of a crucial election year,” she said, adding that on artificial intelligence the two countries “will probably be more natural” than to the tougher line adopted by the European Union.