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President Donald Trump dismissed warnings about artificial intelligence (AI) leading to robots marching into U.S. cities, calling such concerns a hoax similar to climate change fears. This came shortly after he shared an AI-generated image showing him surrounded by armed humanoid robots in Washington D.C. Experts like Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei and others have raised alarms over the rapid development of AI technology, but Trump countered that existing criminal and regulatory powers are sufficient oversight. He also warned that slowing AI could allow China to surpass the U.S. in technological advancements.
Written by the local model on 2026-09-16,
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President Trump dismissed growing concerns over the risks of artificial intelligence (AI), asserting that a strong and smart leader like himself is sufficient to guard against potential dangers. In posts on Truth Social, he claimed there was a "sick conspiracy" aimed at AI and data centers, suggesting such efforts only benefit China in its quest for global tech dominance. Trump argued the US already leads China in AI development and has significant regulatory power over AI companies. This stance comes amid calls from leading AI researchers and companies like Anthropic and OpenAI to slow down AI development due to increasing risks. The disagreement over AI regulation is set against the backdrop of an upcoming official summit between Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping, scheduled for September 24 in Washington, where AI development is expected to be a key topic of discussion.
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Leaning score +0.45 for article 10981 (high confidence, 1 verified quote) · logged 2026-09-16
President Donald Trump dismissed warnings Monday that the rise of AI could lead to robots marching on U.S. cities — just a week after sharing an AI-generated image depicting exactly that.
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robots → dismiss → that
The 80-year-old’s robot remarks came hours after he posted a series of comments on Truth Social, dismissing concerns about AI and data centers as a “hoax,” and comparing them to past warnings about climate change.
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he → come → change
He also accused those raising such concerns of being “revolutionaries” working against American interests.
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He → accuse → interests
“I am the Hoax Buster, and I’m right now breaking another Hoax — That AI is going to take over, consume, and destroy the World, and that Robots will be marching into our Cities, and getting rid of us all
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Robots → break → us
!” Trump wrote around 4:30 p.m. Monday.
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Trump → write → p.m.
Thank you for your attention to this matter!” he added.
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he → thank → matter
The post appears to contradict an image Trump shared last week depicting him walking through a dystopian Washington, D.C., surrounded by armed humanoid robots and spider-like machines with glowing red eyes.
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him → appear → eyes
The U.S. Capitol looms in the background and a caption below reads: “THEY WILL NEVER SLEEP AGAIN.”
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THEY → loom → background
Debate over the risks of rapidly advancing AI have intensified following warnings from researchers and some of the industry’s most prominent executives.
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Debate → advance → executives
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei has called for AI companies to deliberately “slow the pace” of increasingly powerful models, warning that progress could soon outpace efforts to make the technology safe.
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technology → call → efforts
Amodei said AI agents could potentially cause hundreds of billions of dollars in damage within months if they were able to operate across the internet.
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they → say → internet
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, xAI CEO Elon Musk and Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis have also backed the need to pace AI development.
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Altman → back → development
Trump, however, rejected calls for new guardrails, saying the U.S. already has “tremendous” criminal and regulatory powers over AI companies and that the only guardrail the technology needs is “a STRONG AND SMART (High IQ!) PRESIDENT.”
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technology → reject → companies
"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!" Trump wrote.
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Trump → stop → Dario
"We already have tremendous CRIMINAL and REGULATORY power over these companies!"
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We → have → companies
He also argued that slowing AI development could allow China to overtake the U.S. in the technology race.
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China → argue → race
Trump’s posts also targeted concerns over the growing number of AI data centers, calling opposition to both the technology and its infrastructure part of a “SICK conspiracy” and arguing that AI and data centers could become the greatest economic development engine in history.
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AI → target → history
The Independent has contacted the White House for comment.
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Independent → contact → comment
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