President Trump Rejects AI Safety Warnings as 'Hoax' Amid Calls for Industry Slowdown
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United States President Donald Trump has dismissed warnings about the dangers of artificial intelligence as a "hoax" and a "sick conspiracy," rejecting calls from industry leaders to slow the development of advanced AI models. In posts on Truth Social, Trump asserted that the only guardrails the industry needs is a "strong and smart" president. He argued that slowing development would benefit China, stating that whoever wins the AI race wins everything. Trump compared the safety concerns to the "Global Warming Scam" and the "RUSSIA, RUSSIA, RUSSIA HOAX." During a live event, Trump also spoke via phone with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, describing data centers as the "oil of the next 20, 25 years."
The president's comments follow a public push for caution led by Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, who published an essay titled "We Must Pace the Frontier." Amodei warned that without safety mechanisms, AI agents could potentially take over the internet within six to twelve months, causing hundreds of billions of dollars in damage. His call for a slowdown was supported by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Elon Musk. These concerns were further amplified by the resignation of Jacob Coxon, a former researcher at Anthropic and OpenAI, who claimed that companies are gambling with the future of humanity. Other safety measures have emerged, including a "humanist AI" code of conduct published by Microsoft.
The debate has triggered global economic and diplomatic reactions. AI related stocks fell on Monday, including shares of Nvidia, SoftBank, and various chip makers in South Korea. China's Foreign Ministry described the narrative of AI threats as fear mongering that hinders global governance, while the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, warned that AI puts all human rights at risk. Within the US government, Vice President JD Vance expressed skepticism toward tech companies begging for regulation, describing the move as potentially a "Trojan Horse."
How each side framed it
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- These outlets emphasized the existential risks to humanity and the warnings issued by UN officials and whistleblowers.
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- These outlets focused on the geopolitical tension between the US and China and the economic impact on global markets.
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- These outlets highlighted Trump's framing of the safety concerns as a political scam similar to climate change or the Russia investigation.
Sources
- Centre ANSA: Trump: 'I am the only barrier needed for AI'. China slows down, 'enough alarmism'
- Centre-right Aftenposten: The fear of AI is subsiding
- Centre-left Al Jazeera: Trump calls, interrupts Nvidia CEO to say AI fears are ‘a hoax’
- Centre Associated Press: Trump calls AI risks a ‘hoax,’ says there is a ‘SICK conspiracy’ against AI and data centers - AP News
- Centre BBC News: Trump says AI safety fears a 'hoax' as he rejects calls for greater safeguards
- Centre Bloomberg: Trump Remains Bullish on AI, Even as White House Debates Regulation and Risk
- Centre Bloomberg: Trump: AI ‘Taking Over the World...is a Hoax'
- Centre Bloomberg: Nvidia CEO Puts Trump on Phone While Downplaying AI Risks
- Centre-right Business Day: Trump dismisses AI warnings, says regulations will benefit China
- Centre-left CNN: Trump calls concerns over AI a “hoax”
- Centre-left CNN: Trump dismisses AI alarms as a ‘HOAX’ — worrying White House officials
- Centre CNN Brasil: Obama and Kamala Harris call for government action on AI development
- Centre-left Der Spiegel: Artificial Intelligence, warnings from tech bosses: Donald Trump speaks of a "conspiracy against AI", China of fearmongering
- Centre Deutsche Welle: Donald Trump dismisses concerns about dangers of AI
- Centre-left El Pais: Trump says there is a “sick conspiracy” against AI and data centers and that “the only one happy is China”
- Centre Folha de S.Paulo: Request for brake in AI development by big techs deepens dispute between USA, China and Europe
- Centre France 24: AI, a threat to humanity? A "hoax", according to Donald Trump
- Centre-right Frankfurter Allgemeine: "Absurd": Trump calls AI safety warnings a scam and conspiracy
- Centre-left G1: Donald Trump and big tech owners diverge on the future of artificial intelligence
- Centre-right La Tercera: Trump compares the AI danger "hoax" with the climate change "scam"
- Centre-right Neue Zuercher Zeitung: AI could become too dangerous for humanity, fear the heads of tech firms. But can AI be regulated at all?
- Centre Next.ink: Anthropic, OpenAI and Elon Musk want to slow down on AI, the White House says no
- Centre-left Rappler: Trump dismisses AI safety alarm, says US already has tools to police industry
- Centre Reuters: What Amodei, Altman and Musk have said about AI risks, stoking 'doom' fears - reuters.com
- Centre-right South China Morning Post: Trump condemns ‘sick conspiracy’ against AI, says he is only guardrail needed
- Centre Telex: Trump says only a strong and high IQ president like him is needed to keep AI in check
- Centre-left Tempo English: China Responds to Calls by AI Leaders to Slow Technology Development
- Centre-left The Guardian: AI-linked stocks slide after tech bosses call for slowdown in ‘reckless’ development
- Centre The Indian Express: ‘A sick conspiracy’: Trump dismisses AI danger warnings as a hoax
- Centre The Japan Times: Trump’s AI defense defies voter unease heading into midterms
- Centre The Times of Israel: Trump: AI risks a ‘hoax’; there is ‘SICK conspiracy’ against it and data centers
- Centre-left elDiarioAR: Trump rules out new regulations for AI: “There is a sick conspiracy”
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