Anthropic co-founder issues warning amid fears rapid AI growth could lead to human extinction after Trump slammed 'sick conspiracies'

Daily Mail · collected 2026-09-15 · by Melissa Koenig
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Summary

Jack Clark, co-founder of Anthropic, called for government regulations on artificial intelligence during an interview with Fox News, despite President Donald Trump dismissing such concerns as "sick conspiracies." Clark emphasized the need for safety standards in AI to prevent potential threats and preserve U.S. competitiveness against China. He also defended his stance, stating that Anthropic has paused its own development to prioritize safety measures but cannot act alone; industry-wide standards are necessary.
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claim-shaped sentences
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6 of 34 hedged
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Score -0.65 Confidence high
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This article reads leans strongly left and hedges 18% of its claims. Each row says how that neighbour differs.
Semafor
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 25% hedged 1 of 4 📰 publisher trust 95
“The articles describe different aspects of concerns over AI safety, involving different individuals and timelines.”
BBC News
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 31% hedged 9 of 29 📰 publisher trust 96
“Article A discusses a specific incident where Anthropic disrupted attempts to use its AI for malicious purposes, while Article B focuses on warnings and calls for regulations regarding AI by Anthropic's co-founder in response to Trump's dismissal of such concerns.”
Washington Examiner
⚖️ Leans strongly left 🔴 7% hedged 3 of 44 📰 publisher trust 96
“The articles discuss different aspects of AI development and regulation, not a single specific incident.”
Mother Jones
⚖️ Leans strongly left 🔴 23% hedged 5 of 22 📰 publisher trust 95
“The articles discuss different concerns related to technology and regulation under the Trump administration, but do not describe the same specific incident.”
NPR
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 23% hedged 6 of 26 📰 publisher trust 59
“The articles refer to different individuals (Dario Amodei vs. Jack Clark) and contexts (response from China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs vs. interview with Fox News).”
CBS News
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 27% hedged 10 of 37 📰 publisher trust 77
“The articles mention different individuals issuing warnings about AI (Jacob Coxon and Jack Clark) and reference distinct contexts (Coxon's resignation from Anthropic vs. seeking Trump administration assistance).”
Global News
⚖️ Leans left further right than this 🔴 37% hedged 11 of 30 📰 publisher trust 56
“The articles mention different individuals (Dario Amodei and Jack Clark) issuing warnings about AI safety at different times.”
Semafor
⚖️ Leans right further right than this 🔴 0% hedged 0 of 4 📰 publisher trust 95
“The articles describe different aspects of the AI development discourse, involving distinct actions and statements by Chinese officials and Anthropic's co-founder, without clearly referencing the same specific incident or time.”
NBC News
⚖️ Leans left further right than this 🔴 27% hedged 10 of 37 📰 publisher trust 95
“The articles describe different individuals (Joe Benton and Josh Engels vs. Jack Clark) issuing warnings about AI risks, at different times.”
New York Post
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 32% hedged 12 of 37 📰 publisher trust 58
“The articles involve different individuals (Sam Altman from OpenAI and Jack Clark from Anthropic) issuing separate warnings, not the same specific incident.”

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Melissa Koenig
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Trump PERSON · 8× China GPE · 6× Clark PERSON · 6× Anthropic ORG · 4× Bret Baier PERSON · 2× Chinese NORP · 2× Donald Trump PERSON · 2× Fox News' ORG · 2× Jack Clark PERSON · 2× The United States GPE · 2×

Narrative

Anthropic co-founder Jack Clark doubled down on his and other AI executives' calls for regulations on the groundbreaking technology in an interview with Fox News' Bret Baier President Donald Trump slammed concerns over AI on Monday as 'sick conspiracies' He also rejected suggestions that Anthropic's position was motivated by money or the potential for a public offering, calling the theory an 'absurd 4D chess move.' Clark noted that Anthropic has previously paused development on its AI model, Claude, to invest in safety. 'But we can't act alone,' he argued.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-15
🔮 Clark and other industry officials are now seeking the Trump administration's assistance in creating a series of regulations that would prevent the groundbreaking technology from threatening all of humanity – even as the AI race heats up between the US and China.

Claims (34 extracted, 6 hedged)

- See more Daily Mail on Google - save us as a Preferred Source Anthropic co-founder Jack Clark has called for regulations on artificial intelligence despite President Donald Trump's assertion that the concerns amount to 'sick conspiracies.' asserted
concerns → see → conspiracies
Clark and other industry officials are now seeking the Trump administration's assistance in creating a series of regulations that would prevent the groundbreaking technology from threatening all of humanity – even as the AI race heats up between the US and China. asserted
race → seek → US
The AI exec noted in an interview with Fox News' Bret Baier on Monday that rogue AI agents have already hacked into other systems. asserted
agents → note → systems
'What we're saying here is we need to get a sensible, common-sense safety framework in place for the industry so that Americans can have confidence in the technology that we're building and we don't roll the dice on some kind of accident,' Clark explained. asserted
Clark → say → accident
The United States could do that even while remaining ahead of China in the development of the technology. uncertain
States → do → technology
'What we're talking about here is the need to have some equivalent set of safety standards for the AI sector,' Clark said, arguing: 'The worst time to react to an exponential [threat] is when it's too late. asserted
it → talk → threat
If the US were to wait until a major accident to impose sweeping restrictions, it could hurt US competition with Beijing, he claimed. uncertain
he → wait → Beijing
'How you keep being ahead is you make sure that you don't roll the dice on public safety,' Clark reasserted. asserted
Clark → keep → safety
Anthropic co-founder Jack Clark doubled down on his and other AI executives' calls for regulations on the groundbreaking technology in an interview with Fox News' Bret Baier President Donald Trump slammed concerns over AI on Monday as 'sick conspiracies' He also rejected suggestions that Anthropic's position was motivated by money or the potential for a public offering, calling the theory an 'absurd 4D chess move.' Clark noted that Anthropic has previously paused development on its AI model, Claude, to invest in safety. 'But we can't act alone,' he argued. asserted
he → double → safety
'We need to act with industry [executives] to develop a common set of standards, and we need ultimately there to be a larger policy conversation about what do we think are the common rules of the road here for everyone building this technology.' asserted
we → need → technology
Clark then urged Trump to raise AI safety concerns during discussions with Chinese President Xi Jinping. asserted
Clark → urge → Jinping
'This is not a scared moment,' he insisted. asserted
he → insist → ?
'This is a moment to use our agency as people to decide the future we want.' asserted
we → use → future
But Trump declared on Monday that only he can ensure the safe use of AI in the United States because of his 'high IQ.' asserted
he → declare → IQ
'The only control or “guardrails” that AI needs is a strong and smart (High IQ!) president, and the U.S.A. has that, in spades!' asserted
U.S.A. → need → spades
the president wrote on Truth Social. asserted
president → write → Social
Trump has long said that halting US AI development will only benefit China, who is racing ahead to dominate the critical technology He then went on to call Anthropic's CEO Dario Amodei an AI alarmist who poses as a 'perfect little angel.' asserted
who → say → angel
'The Trump Administration has stopped AI “people” from doing bad, or potentially bad, “things,“ like Dario (Anthropic!), who is now pretending to be a “perfect little angel” - and we will continue to do so!' asserted
we → stop → Dario
Trump also alleged that 'there is a sick conspiracy going on against AI data centers, and the only one that is happy about it is China.' The Trump administration has held that China stands to benefit from the US slow-rolling its AI deployment. asserted
US → allege → deployment
Republicans have posited that anti-data center protests have been propped up by Chinese officials. asserted
protests → posit → officials
'Whoever wins AI, wins,' Trump continued. asserted
Trump → win → AI
'We are leading China, and all others, and will continue to do so. asserted
We → lead → China
In a follow-up post, Trump wrote the only reason for the 'AI/Data Center outburst' is because the US is leading the world 'by a lot' in AI development. asserted
US → write → development
'Don’t kill the Golden Goose,' Trump added. asserted
Trump → kill → Goose
Showing his own understanding of the nascent technology, when pressed by reporters on whether AI could end up wiping out humanity on Sunday, Trump coolly responded that it 'won't happen.' Trump named Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei as an AI alarmist who poses as a 'perfect little angel' uncertain
who → show → angel
In a third AI-related post he published on Monday, Trump cast doubt on why industry leaders are so alarmed. asserted
leaders → relate → doubt
'Concerning AI, when, in the History of Business, did anyone see the Leaders of an Industry call for Regulation that, if strongly implemented, will drive them into oblivion and bankruptcy?' Trump wrote, adding the hysteria around AI is a 'hoax.' asserted
hysteria → concern → AI
It will not be stopped by brilliantly run Destructive Forces during the Term of President Donald J. Trump!' asserted
It → stop → Trump
Others in the Trump administration have also expressed their skepticism of the doomsday claims. uncertain
Others → express → claims
'I feel a little bit weird about the fact that you have so many frontier AI tech companies coming to the government and begging the government to regulate them?' Vice President JD Vance told reporters on Monday. asserted
Vance → feel → Monday
'It feels a little bit to me like a bit of a Trojan horse!' asserted
It → feel → horse
'We know the Chinese are engaged in an AI race against the US...we want to do things smartly and stay ahead of the curve,' he noted. asserted
he → know → curve
Meanwhile, former Trump AI and crypto czar David Sacks voiced concern that AI firms calling for the government to crack down on their industries could be engaging in 'regulatory capture,' where the large corporations calling for regulators to set standards could benefit from their competition having to abide by new rules. uncertain
competition → voice → rules
Should the government place new regulations on AI firms, Sacks and others believe that the largest companies, like OpenAI, Anthropic, among others, would be able to afford whatever changes may come, while smaller companies may be forced to shutter if they cannot comply with any forthcoming federal AI framework. uncertain
they → place → framework
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