President Trump claimed there is a “sick conspiracy” against leaders of artificial intelligence companies on his social media platform Truth Social. This came as industry figures like Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, OpenAI boss Sam Altman, and xAI chief Elon Musk called for slowing down AI development due to potential risks. Trump asserted that his administration has regulatory control over these firms and emphasized the United States' leadership in AI technology. China’s spy chief Chen Yixin warned about national security threats posed by AI, citing concerns over foreign powers using the technology against China.
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Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, and others in the AI industry have expressed concerns about the rapid advancement of artificial intelligence, calling for a slower pace to ensure better alignment with safety measures. However, on Sunday during a trip back to Washington from Ireland, former President Donald Trump dismissed these worries, stating there would be "more good than bad" from AI. On Monday, Trump reiterated his stance on Truth Social, asserting that the only necessary control over AI is provided by a STRONG AND SMART (High IQ!) PRESIDENT, implying the U.S. already has this in abundance. He also criticized Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei and other tech leaders warning about potential dangers of AI, accusing them of being part of a "SICK conspiracy" against the technology. Trump's comments come as Chinese President Xi Jinping prepares to visit Washington on September 24 for an official summit where AI development is expected to be a key topic.
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US President Donald Trump on Monday claimed that there was a “sick conspiracy” against the leaders of artificial intelligence (AI) companies, amid calls from industry leaders and international organisations to slow AI development due to “unprecedented risks”.
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Trump → claim → risks
The development came after Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei on Saturday called on artificial intelligence (AI) firms to slow down the development of the powerful technology, amid mounting worries over the risks of “superintelligent” computer systems; a view that OpenAI boss Sam Altman and xAI chief Elon Musk both agreed with.
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Altman → come → that
In a post on Truth Social, he wrote, “The only control or ‘guardrails’ that AI needs is a strong and smart (high IQ!) president, and the USA has that, in spades!”
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USA → write → spades
Trump added that his administration has stopped AI industry figures “from doing bad, or potentially bad ‘things’“, and that it will continue to do so.
“We already have tremendous criminal and regulatory power over these companies!” the US president added.
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president → add → companies
“There is a sick conspiracy going on against AI and data centres, and the only one that is happy about it is China.”
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that → be → it
Noting that “whoever wins AI, wins”, Trump reiterated his claim that the US is leading the globe in AI development and will continue to do so.
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US → note → development
“Conspiracy theorists, treasonists, traitors, and leakers, beware!” the post concluded.
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post → beware → ?
China’s spy chief warns of national security risks from AI
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chief → warn → AI
The head of China’s spy agency warned today that AI endangers the country’s national security, with foreign powers potentially using the technology to threaten social order.
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powers → warn → order
“Hostile forces” were abusing generative AI technologies to “fabricate political rumours and spread harmful information”, Minister of State Security Chen Yixin wrote in an article published online on Sunday.
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Yixin → abuse → Sunday
“They launch public opinion wars and cognitive warfare against China, directly threatening our political security, institutional security and ideological security,” he added.
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he → launch → security
The warning came ahead of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to Washington this month, where he is expected to meet Trump and discuss AI governance and safety, as calls mount for greater oversight of the technology.
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calls → come → technology
Chen warned that AI was now “the main battleground for global technological competition and a new track for major power strategic rivalry”.
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AI → warn → rivalry
He did not mention existential risks or putting the brakes on technological advances, but singled out Anthropic’s Claude Mythos and OpenAI’s ChatGPT-5.5-Cyber for their advanced hacking capabilities that potentially “pose serious risks to China’s critical information infrastructure”.
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that → mention → infrastructure
“Foreign intelligence agencies are deeply using technologies such as intelligent web crawlers, intelligent data mining, and intelligent profiling analysis to extensively collect and acquire sensitive information such as key national data, trade secrets, and citizens’ personal privacy,” Chen said.
The US-Iran war has also demonstrated AI’s key role in the military, with better technology offering battlefield advantages, he said.
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he → use → advantages
China must “ensure independent control of key core technologies” — including the advanced computer chips vital to training AI models — to secure its technology sovereignty, Chen wrote.
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Chen → ensure → sovereignty
UN calls for ‘urgent action’ to rein in AI development
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UN → call → development
The United Nations rights chief called for countries and “frontier” AI companies to act urgently to rein in a technology he warned posed “unprecedented risks”.
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he → call → risks
In a letter sent to countries and AI developers and shared with the media, Volker Turk cautioned that the world was “on the cusp of irreversible change, affecting not just us but generations of humanity to come”.
“The current race towards ever more powerful AI is a step change towards greater existential risks to every aspect of our lives,” he wrote in the letter, sent at a time when worries over the risks of “superintelligent” computer systems have been on full display.
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worries → send → display
Superintelligence is the theoretical point when AI’s capabilities exceed human intelligence.
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capabilities → exceed → intelligence
“In today’s world, we are almost entirely reliant on a small number of powerful companies to make the right choices on Al development for all of humanity,” Turk lamented.
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Turk → make → humanity
“I call on States and companies to mobilise urgently through multilateral fora to chart a path for action to govern advanced, frontier AI models, grounded in international human rights law.”
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I → call → law
