President Donald Trump dismissed AI risks as a hoax in a Truth Social post, questioning why industry leaders would push for regulation that could harm their own companies. He argued that AI is beneficial and will be a significant economic driver, comparing it to oil and gold. Trump also criticized conspiracy theories against AI, suggesting that China’s approach to the technology presents an advantage over the U.S., ahead of his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
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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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President Donald Trump dismissed concerns from artificial intelligence company CEOs about the speed of frontier model development as a “hoax.”
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Trump → dismiss → hoax
“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 on Truth Social on Monday.
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Trump → concern → Monday
“AI taking over the World, destroying Humanity, and all other things bad, is a HOAX, no different from RUSSIA, RUSSIA, RUSSIA — UKRAINE, UKRAINE, UKRAINE — IMPEACHMENT HOAX #1 — IMPEACHMENT HOAX #2 — and all of the other HOAXES and SCAMS that America was forced to endure through the Destructionists’ and Deviants’ foul play and illegal conduct.”
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America → take → play
Trump framed AI development as a national security issue, particularly in the context of the United States’s strategic competition with China.
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Trump → frame → China
Trump is expected to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping next week at the White House.
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Trump → expect → House
“President Xi, of China, just announced that China will be doing absolutely nothing to stand in the way of AI, or its future,” he wrote.
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he → announce → AI
It will not be stopped by brilliantly run Destructive Forces during the Term of President DONALD J. TRUMP!”
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It → stop → TRUMP
Trump contended earlier that 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!”
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U.S.A. → contend → spades
“There is a SICK conspiracy going on against AI and Data Centers, and the only one that is happy about it is China,” he wrote.
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he → be → it
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei wrote an open letter over the weekend in which he called for an international slowdown on AI frontier model development after former Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon resigned, saying AI could “kill us all by the end of the decade” and that Anthropic and OpenAI are “gambling with our lives.”
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Anthropic → write → lives
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk amplified Amodei’s call, though Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has similarly downplayed the concerns.
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Zuckerberg → amplify → concerns
