Fox News' AI newsletter reports that President Trump called Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang during an AI summit to dismiss concerns about the existential threat posed by artificial intelligence as a "hoax." The article also notes that OpenAI’s CEO Sam Altman is delaying plans for an initial public offering due to safety and alignment issues with AI technology. Additionally, Facebook co-founder Dustin Moskovitz's philanthropic network is pushing for AI regulation, linking doomsday predictions about AI to this movement.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-09-17,
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same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
President Trump dismissed growing concerns about the potential dangers of artificial intelligence (AI), asserting that there is no need for additional regulation or "guardrails" on AI development. In posts on social media and comments to reporters, he claimed that the United States already has a sufficient safeguard in his presidency, stating, “The only control or ‘guardrails’ that AI needs is a STRONG AND SMART (High IQ!) PRESIDENT.” Trump also accused unnamed forces of exaggerating risks and engaging in a "SICK conspiracy" against AI companies. This stance contrasts with calls from leading scientists and tech CEOs like Dario Amodei from Anthropic and Sam Altman from OpenAI, who advocate for slowing down the pace of AI development due to safety concerns. The disagreement comes as Chinese President Xi Jinping is set to visit Washington on September 24 for an official summit where AI will be a key topic of discussion between the two nations.
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IN TODAY'S NEWSLETTER:
- Trump calls Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang during summit, dismisses AI fears as 'hoax'
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Facebook co-founder Dustin Moskovitz's 'effective altruism' network tied to AI regulation push
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network → tie → push
Sam Altman says OpenAI's won't go public in 2026 amid AI safety concerns
FUTURE ON THE LINE:
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OpenAI → say → LINE
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang received a surprise phone call from President Donald Trump on Monday, in which the president dismissed fears that AI poses an existential threat to humanity and argued against calls to slow frontier AI development.
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AI → receive → development
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman signaled that the company will delay its initial public offering (IPO) amid concerns about the safety and alignment of AI models given potential risks they could pose to society.
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they → signal → society
Microsoft on Monday revealed a draft of a new "Humanist AI Code of Conduct" that outlines the principles that will govern its development of AI models in an effort to get feedback ahead of publishing a revised version later this year.
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that → reveal → version
Researchers are now using artificial intelligence to help tailor cancer treatments and uncover overlooked uses for existing medicines.
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Other systems can search microscopic images or identify subtle biological signals that people could easily miss.
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Every morning brings a new warning about "artificial intelligence" (AI) along the lines of, "We are all going to die."
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By afternoon, or by the next day at the latest, comes the counter-warning: "Stand down.
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warning → come → latest
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman outlined two scenarios that he sees could derail progress in developing artificial intelligence (AI) and must be avoided.
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Simmering concerns about AI agents going rogue, plotting against their owners and hacking outside companies, and new systems coming perilously close to being uncontrollable by humans, are boiling over.
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Industry insiders warning that AI bots might kill us all are stoking our worst nightmares.
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Democratic lawmakers are calling for tighter restrictions on data centers, while Republicans say the facilities could boost the economy and keep the U.S. ahead in the artificial intelligence (AI) race.
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Concerns about artificial intelligence spelling doom for the human race are being linked to a "cult-like" philanthropy movement known as "effective altruism" supported by billionaire Democratic megadonor and Facebook co-founder Dustin Moskovitz, according to a policy analyst.
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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Tuesday told lawmakers in Congress that the U.S. needs to foster open artificial intelligence (AI) models to compete with those made by Chinese firms.
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"Doomer"-driven AI regulation could kneecap the U.S. against China while helping tech giants lock in their lead over smaller startups, a former Pentagon AI official who also worked for AI company Palantir Technologies told Fox News Digital.
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Former President Barack Obama urged Democrats during a private fundraiser in New York City Thursday to place artificial intelligence near the center of their political agenda ahead of the midterms and 2028 presidential race while warning that the technology could become dangerous without greater oversight as voters increasingly raise concerns about jobs, privacy and data centers.
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House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., rejected an emergency moratorium on artificial intelligence development Sunday during CNN's "State of the Union," warning that slowing American innovation could allow China to pull ahead as tech executives and lawmakers intensify calls for new AI safety measures.
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Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei on Sunday compared the U.S.-China artificial intelligence (AI) race to the Cold War with the Soviet Union, warning both nations must manage the threat of "potential destruction" from each other.
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