President Trump Rejects Calls to Slow AI Development, Citing National Competition
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- The Guardian
- Reuters
- UOL
- Dawn
- Business Day
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President Donald Trump has dismissed calls to slow the development of artificial intelligence, characterizing concerns over the technology as a sick conspiracy. Speaking to reporters and posting on Truth Social, Trump stated that the United States already possesses the criminal and regulatory power to keep AI safe and that the country must maintain its lead over China, asserting that whoever wins AI wins. He argued that the only guardrails needed are a strong and smart president. These comments follow warnings from Anthropic researchers and a proposal by Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei to pace development to manage risks. Amodei, along with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Elon Musk, has expressed support for a framework to slow the rate of AI advancement. While Trump emphasized that the US is the most sophisticated country in the world, China's Minister of State Security Chen Yixin warned that AI poses national security risks to China, specifically citing the hacking capabilities of models from OpenAI and Anthropic. Additionally, the United Nations rights chief Volker Turk has called for urgent action to rein in the technology, warning of unprecedented existential risks. Center left sources framed the event as Trump minimizing legitimate safety concerns and dismissing industry leaders, while center right coverage focused on Trump's desire to maintain American technological superiority and his criticism of negative forces.
How each side framed it
- Centre-left
- These outlets framed the story as Trump dismissing unprecedented risks and ignoring warnings from AI experts.
- Centre
- This outlet focused on the contrast between Trump's claims of existing safety tools and his description of AI concerns as a conspiracy.
- Centre-right
- This outlet emphasized Trump's goal of maintaining the US lead over China and his view that critics are bringing up unlikely scenarios.
Sources
- Centre-right Business Day: Trump criticises ‘very negative forces’ raising AI concerns
- Centre-left Dawn: Trump claims 'sick conspiracy' against AI companies amid calls for slowed development
- Centre Reuters: Trump says US has tools to keep AI safe, concerns are part of 'sick conspiracy' - Reuters
- Centre-left The Guardian: US environment agency reportedly set to scrap power-plant pollution limits – live
- Centre-left UOL: Trump says there is "sick conspiracy" against AI and data centers
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