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President Trump Rejects AI Slowdown Citing Competition With China

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  • La Nacion Argentina · Centre-right · Saguier family
  • La Tercera Chile · Centre-right · Copesa (Saieh family)
  • Le Monde France · Centre-left · Fonds pour l'independance de la presse
  • Sueddeutsche Zeitung Germany · Centre-left · Sudwestdeutsche Medien Holding
  • South China Morning Post Hong Kong · Centre-right · Alibaba Group
  • The Indian Express India · Centre · Indian Express Group (Goenka family)
  • Al Jazeera Qatar · Centre-left · State-affiliated · Qatari government funded
  • El Pais Spain · Centre-left · Grupo PRISA
  • Neue Zuercher Zeitung Switzerland · Centre-right · Dispersed shareholders, no controlling stake

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President Donald Trump dismissed calls to slow the development of artificial intelligence on Sunday, stating that the United States must maintain its lead over China. Speaking to reporters during a trip to Ireland, Trump said that whoever wins the race in AI wins everything. While he acknowledged that some guardrails or regulations could be implemented, he described critics who warn of existential risks as negative forces raising scenarios that will not happen.

These comments follow a public consensus among leading industry figures to reduce the pace of AI advancement. Dario Amodei, CEO of Anthropic, proposed a framework to slow development to allow safety measures to catch up. This proposal was publicly supported by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Elon Musk. Amodei noted that the military and strategic incentives to pull ahead of China create a difficult dilemma for establishing a global speed limit on the technology.

House Speaker Mike Johnson echoed the president's stance, arguing against a congressional moratorium. Johnson stated that if the U.S. halts development, China will overtake the country, which would pose a threat to national security. He suggested that the responsibility to slow down lies with the companies themselves rather than through government mandates.

Other figures within the administration expressed skepticism toward the industry's warnings. David Sacks, a White House advisor on science and technology, challenged AI leaders to slow down voluntarily if they are truly concerned, suggesting that their calls for regulation might be a pretext to secure favorable rules against competitors.

Additional context regarding the urgency of the debate includes the resignation of researcher Jacob Coxon, who warned that superhuman systems could cause human extinction by 2030. Furthermore, reports indicate that Anthropic has blocked attempts by groups linked to Iran to use its models for gathering intelligence on U.S. Navy ships and developing biological weapons. In response to these security concerns, Sam Altman has reportedly delayed OpenAI's initial public offering until 2027.

How each side framed it

Left
These outlets highlighted the dismissal of urgent doom warnings by government officials and the potential for catastrophic harm.
Centre-left
These outlets focused on the warnings from scientists and CEOs regarding existential risks and the tension between safety and the geopolitical race.
Centre
These outlets provided a balanced account of the conflict between the government's national security goals and the industry's safety concerns.
Centre-right
These outlets emphasized the strategic necessity of beating China and framed the industry's warnings as potentially exaggerated or self serving.

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