Trump dismisses AI safety warnings as "hoax" while industry splits and stocks slip
The president rejects tech-CEO calls for AI safeguards as Huang and Zuckerberg break from Altman and other leaders warning of catastrophic risk.
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What to know
- Trump has repeatedly rejected calls from AI industry leaders (Anthropic, OpenAI, xAI) to slow development, calling safety concerns a "hoax" and "SICK conspiracy."
- The AI industry itself is split: Nvidia's Jensen Huang and Meta's Mark Zuckerberg oppose regulation while Sam Altman and others warn the public is "right to be afraid."
- Critics, including Sen. Jon Ossoff, allege Trump has a financial conflict of interest via Don Jr.'s 1789 Capital investments in AI labs and data centers.
- Congressional pressure for guardrails is building even as House Speaker Mike Johnson downplays doomsday warnings, and tech stocks fell after renewed slowdown calls.
The dispute Whether Trump's opposition to AI regulation reflects genuine policy conviction (keeping pace with China) or personal/family financial self-interest. · positions read across 490 posts and comments
Trump is unfit to serve as an AI "guardrail" and his comments are mocked as incompetent or unhinged.
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“The people who brought back measles and polio. Record cases of salmonella and explosive diarrhoea. Want you to believe they can stop AI doing bad things. THEY CANNOT EVEN FIX A REFLECTING POOL.”
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Trump's rejection of AI safety rules is driven by financial conflicts of interest, his own or his family's.
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“On day one, Donald Trump rescinded the AI safety order meant to guard against catastrophic risks... President Trump is compromised”
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Real AI regulation debate is being distorted, with 'guardrails' rhetoric used to justify treating data centers as utilities for corporate cash grabs.
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“GenAI is fucked up, but the solution isn't rushing to regulate data centers "as utilities" which is what's really going on. It equates techbro surveillance behemoths w/national critical energy grid infrastructure, opening the door for cash…”
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Donald Trump US President
Jensen Huang Nvidia CEO
Sam Altman OpenAI CEO
Jon Ossoff US Senator (D-GA)
Mike Johnson US House Speaker
Mark Zuckerberg Meta CEOJack Clark Anthropic co-founder
How it unfolded 8 developments, newest first · click a bar or a number to jump articlesvideospostscomments
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Altman says world "right to be afraid" as Trump repeats "hoax" claim and stocks fall
Sam Altman and other CEOs acknowledged incentives to limit AI advances even as they said the public should trust AI firms, while Trump again called safety fears a hoax; tech stocks fell after the renewed calls for a development slowdown.
“world 'right to be afraid' but 'should trust' AI firms…”
— Sam Altman -
first by Financial Times, 11d ago · also AFR, FT, Seeking Alpha
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- US President Donald Trump rejects AI slowdown in race against China for dominance AFR · 10d ago
- Donald Trump rejects calls from tech bosses for an AI slowdown FT · 10d ago
- Trump rejects calls for AI slowdown, citing race with China Seeking Alpha · 10d ago
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first by Joe.My.God., 8d ago · also Courthouse News, Courthouse News Service
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- Johnson echoes Trump ‘hoax’ claim over catastrophic AI warnings Courthouse News · 8d ago
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Their concern is just an attempt to keep the AI conversation from digging the hole deeper this November.
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Can you name a tech billionaire that isn't a weird fucking loser? They all think they're gods.
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Huang and Zuckerberg break from other AI leaders' warnings
Nvidia's Jensen Huang said the industry does not need AI regulation and can police its own safety, while Bloomberg reported he and Meta's Mark Zuckerberg were diverging from other tech leaders (including Altman) who back guardrails; Trump also urged Americans not to "kill the golden goose" of AI investment.
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9 outlets How concerned are Americans about AI’s environmental impact? This new poll reveals the data
first by Fast Company, 7d ago · also Time, Japan Today, Mercury News, Boston Globe, Philadelphia Inquirer, Independent UK +2
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first by Bloomberg Tech, 8d ago · also Sky News Business, Politico, Bloomberg, BBC, Politico Europe, TechCrunch
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- No need for new laws on AI, says Nvidia boss Sky News Business · 8d ago
- Jensen Huang on AI safety: 'We don't need any new laws' Politico · 8d ago
- During a Salesforce event, Jensen Huang says the AI industry doesn't need any new laws or regulations and market forces will help companies safely innovate Bloomberg · 8d ago
- Nvidia boss says AI 'doesn't need new laws' as safety concerns grow BBC Business · 8d ago
- Nvidia boss on AI safety: ‘We don’t need any new laws’ Politico Europe · 8d ago
- We don't need AI regulation — leave safety to us, Nvidia's Jensen Huang says | TechCrunch Mastodon · 8d ago
- We don’t need AI regulation — leave safety to us, Nvidia’s Jensen Huang says TechCrunch · 8d ago
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NEW @POLITICO.com POLL: 63% of Americans believe AI could destroy humanity one day. Nearly half favor pausing development of more advanced AI models — 48% — compared with 31% who favor continued development.
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Crying Skynet (again)…. 🥱 (ps: give us money!) # ai # tech # technology # openai # altman @ emilymbender @ timnitGebru @ pluralistic https://www. bbc.com/news/articles/cqx2zpj4 y525o
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I think that all the AI companies have been doing sweetheart deals with big companies that has let them use AI at a huge discount. Basically like a drug dealer, first hit is free. And they're starting to switch to charging you by the token. Charging by the token makes the price obscene, and companies are finding out that they're paying for…
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Congress faces intensifying push for AI guardrails
Amid growing bipartisan unease, Speaker Mike Johnson downplayed doom warnings, telling colleagues "You're not all going to be dead in 10 years," even as Democrats and some Republicans pressed for safeguards.
“You're not all going to be dead in 10 years.”
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first by Business Today, 8d ago · also CNBC, Straits Times, Robert Reich, WTOP News, Japan Today, Philadelphia Inquirer +6
8 more headlines
- Trump’s opposition to AI rules undercuts industry's calls for a slowdown CNBC · 8d ago
- Why Trump will not yield to an AI slowdown Straits Times · 8d ago
- Why Trump Loves AI Robert Reich · 8d ago
- Trump calls AI risks a ‘hoax,’ says there is a ‘SICK conspiracy’ against AI and data centers WTOP News · 8d ago
- Trump Skewers AI Leaders' Calls for Slowdown The Information · 8d ago
- Trump calls recent concerns about AI risks a “hoax” and a “SICK conspiracy.” Associated Press · 8d ago
- Trump calls concerns over rogue AI a ‘hoax’ promoted by a ‘SICK conspiracy’ France 24 · 8d ago
- Trump downplays calls for AI slowdown MPR News · 8d ago
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6 outlets Trump downplays the need to check AI development and says he doesn't want to cede edge to China
first by AP News, 9d ago · also PBS NewsHour, Mercury News, Philadelphia Inquirer, The Economic Times, Associated Press
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🚨BOOM: Jon Ossoff just exposed it. Trump dismisses AI concerns as a HOAX. But what Trump isn't telling us: Don Jr.'s firm 1789 Capital invests millions in AI labs. Trump has a financial stake in ignoring the danger. Follow the money.
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Trump says AI doesn’t need guardrails — only a “strong and smart” president. He just so happens to be heavily invested in some of the biggest corporations pushing AI. Why should we trust him to protect the public when his own financial benefit is at stake?
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⚡ NEWS Trump Downplays AI Risks; Supreme Court Blocks Voting Restrictions; Kennedy Center Faces Bankruptcy President Trump minimizes concerns regarding artificial intelligence safety. The US Supreme Court rejected his attempts to impose mail-in voting restrictions ahead of midterm elections. Additionally, the Kennedy Center announced it is nearing…
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Huang puts Trump on speakerphone to dismiss AI takeover fears
At the All-In Summit, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang took a call from Trump onstage, who used the moment to argue against recent fears about AI's dangers.
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first by Al Jazeera, 8d ago · also Seeking Alpha, Business Today, ITPro, Fox Business, SFGATE, Los Angeles, CA Patch +1
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- Trump calls AI a ‘hoax’ in surprise onstage call with Nvidia’s Jensen Huang Seeking Alpha · 8d ago
- President Trump Calls Nvidia CEO Live On Stage, Dismisses AI Takeover Fears As ‘Hoax’ Business Today · 8d ago
- Trump says AI concerns a “hoax” in on stage call with Nvidia CEO ITPro · 8d ago
- Trump calls Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang during summit, dismisses AI fears as ‘hoax’ Fox Business · 8d ago
- 'You're right': Nvidia CEO cozies up to Trump on AI in surprise onstage call SFGATE · 8d ago
- Trump Calls AI Safety Fears A ‘Hoax’ In Surprise Call With Nvidia CEO: Report Los Angeles, CA Patch · 8d ago
- Trump claims fears around AI are 'hoax' pushed by China, politicians, in call with Nvidia CEO Jerusalem Post · 8d ago
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first by TechCrunch, 9d ago · also Fox Business, PC Gamer, Barron's Online, Investing.com News, CNBC, Bloomberg
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- President Trump tells NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang AI opposition is a hoax Fox Business · 8d ago
- Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang tells Trump he agrees the AI doomsayers are perpetrating a hoax: ‘you saw through all of that’ PC Gamer · 8d ago
- What Nvidia CEO Huang Told Trump About the AI Doom Debate Barron's Online · 8d ago
- Nvidia CEO to attend Trump dinner for Xi, source says Investing.com News · 8d ago
- Nvidia CEO Huang attending Trump's state dinner for China's Xi: Source CNBC · 8d ago
- Nvidia’s Huang Set to Attend Trump Dinner With Chinese President Bloomberg Tech · 8d ago
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Trump is a one-trick pony! He’s calling the danger from AI a “hoax.” Sound familiar? He called the affordability crisis a “hoax” too. And Trump’s answer to AI guardrails is a “strong and smart” president. 🥴
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Idiot. WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Monday that he would be a sufficient guardrail against rogue artificial intelligence, claiming that any efforts to limit the technology is part of a “SICK conspiracy.” https:// apnews.com/article/trump-ai-gu…
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Guess we just need to find one. So far, most aren't capable in the area of technology and nither is their government employed technical teams.
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Trump says only a "strong and smart" president is needed as a guardrail
Trump posted that AI needs no guardrails beyond his own leadership, triggering a large wave of mockery and criticism online.
“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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Trump: "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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DIRE WARNINGS ABOUT AI SHOCK CONGRESS — BUT ACTION BEFORE THE ELECTION LOOKS UNLIKELY. Congress still has no consensus — with just ONE more House workweek before Election Day. Asked if AI could lead to human extinction, Trump said: “No, I don’t have any [concerns].” Sen. Ted Cruz: “China is going full speed ahead… if there’re going to be killer…
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I'm an AI engineer and I'd say we in a way already have AGI. The superhuman part is debatable and depends on the task, of course. But go and use the latest Claude or OpenAI models and ask them to write a 2 page essay on some technical topic. Watch it do it in seconds rather than hours. Now, switch topics completely and do the same. Same result…
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Ossoff accuses Trump of a financial conflict of interest on AI
Senator Jon Ossoff said Trump rescinded a Biden-era AI safety order on day one in office while Don Jr.'s firm 1789 Capital took stakes in data centers and AI labs, calling the president compromised.
“On day one, Donald Trump rescinded the AI safety order meant to guard against catastrophic risks, including the engineering of bioweapons. Meanwhile, Don Jr's 1789 Capital bought big money stakes in data centers and AI labs ... President Trump is compromised…”
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first by Forbes Business, 8d ago · also The Hill, Forbes
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- Ossoff: ‘Compromised’ Trump won't regulate AI The Hill · 8d ago
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Ossoff: "On day one, Donald Trump rescinded the AI safety order meant to guard against catastrophic risks, including the engineering of bioweapons. Meanwhile, Don Jr's 1789 Capital bought big money stakes in data centers and AI labs ... President Trump is compromised"
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If the Liar in Chief says there is nothing to worry about regarding AI development getting out of control, then we must act in all haste to rein in that threat. # uspol # ai # politics https:// apnews.com/article/trump-artif icial-intelligence-guardrails-china-midterms-congress-9df0ebb4c1b0619aa0f88057b5a1092d
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Shareholders. They're all bleeding tens or even hundreds of billions of dollars a year on CAPEX that is mostly driven by "(stock)market expectations". All of the investors in these companies are expecting the company they bet on to win the AI race, but it increasingly looks like they're all going to go bankrupt way before that. So if the…
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Trump rejects AI CEOs' call to slow development
Responding to warnings from the heads of Anthropic, OpenAI and xAI, Trump said the US must keep its lead over China and dismissed concerns driven by what he called "very negative forces," later calling it a "SICK conspiracy" against AI and data centers.
“Look, we're leading China in AI. And frankly I want to keep it that way.”
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12 outlets Trump insists he's not downplaying AI risk, says there is a ‘SICK conspiracy’ against data centers
first by abc7NY, 9d ago · also The Hill, ABC News, The Hindu, Associated Press, Philadelphia Inquirer, Castanet +5
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- Trump: 'I'm not downplaying' AI risks The Hill · 9d ago
- OpenAI CEO calls for AI pacing as Trump insists he's not downplaying risk ABC News · 9d ago
- Trump dismisses new AI guardrails, says there is a ’SICK conspiracy’ against AI and data centers The Hindu · 9d ago
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first by RTE News, 9d ago · also Philadelphia Inquirer, Telegraph, Reuters, Investing.com News, Channel News Asia, Dawn +4
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- Trump dismisses idea of new AI guardrails, says there is a 'SICK conspiracy' against AI and data centers Philadelphia Inquirer · 9d ago
- Trump attacks ‘sick conspiracy’ against AI Telegraph · 9d ago
- Trump says there is a ‘sick conspiracy’ against AI, data centers Reuters · 9d ago
- Trump claims 'sick conspiracy' against AI companies amid calls for slowed development Dawn · 9d ago
- Trump: ‘Sick Conspiracy’ Against AI and Data Centers Only Helps China RedState · 9d ago
- Trump says US has tools to keep AI safe, concerns are part of ‘sick conspiracy’ Straits Times · 9d ago
- Trump dumps cold water on AI 'guardrails,' citing 'sick conspiracy' to over-regulate Washington Times · 9d ago
- Trump Slams ‘Sick Conspiracy’ Against AI NewsMax.com · 9d ago
- News24 | Trump slams AI regulation as ‘sick conspiracy’, says US must beat China News24 · 9d ago
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JUST IN: President Trump rejects calls to slow AI development, saying concerns are being driven by “very negative forces.”
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We cannot trust AI companies to self-regulate. They’ve already proven incapable and unwilling to do it on their own. Congress needs to intervene.
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Speaker Johnson says Congress won't lead the charge on regulating AI safety and AI companies should take responsibility to ensure the safety of their products (Donica Phifer/Axios) https://www. axios.com/2026/09/13/ai-safety -congress-law-mike-johnson http://www. techmeme.com/260913/p7#a260913 p7
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Trump says he has no existential AI risk concerns
Asked about existential risks from AI, Trump told reporters he had none, while separately Speaker Mike Johnson faced pressure to cancel the House recess over AI doom warnings.
“No, I don't have any.”
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first by Associated Press, 9d ago · also The American Bazaar, The Detroit News, SCMP, Deutsche Welle EN, Salon, Honolulu Star-Advertiser
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- Trump dismisses AI safety concerns as ‘sick conspiracy’ The American Bazaar · 9d ago
- Trump Dismisses AI Concerns as ‘Hoax’ NewsMax.com · 9d ago
- Trump dismisses AI guardrails, calling concerns a ‘conspiracy’ The Detroit News · 9d ago
- Trump dismisses AI concerns, says US has tools to keep it safe SCMP · 9d ago
- Trump dismisses concerns over AI dangers Deutsche Welle EN · 9d ago
- “Hoax”: Trump dismisses AI concerns among bipartisan calls for regulation Salon · 9d ago
- Trump dismisses AI safety concerns as industry calls for slowdown Honolulu Star-Advertiser · 9d ago
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first by Bloomberg Politics, 9d ago · also Bloomberg Law, Bloomberg
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- House Speaker Risks Trump Ire, Signals Openness to AI Guardrails Bloomberg Law · 9d ago
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⚠️ SCOOP: Mike Johnson urged to cancel House recess over AI doom warnings
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Breaking: CEO of $NVDA Jensen Huang says cybersecurity will be the next major use case for AI as he believes that cyberattacks will grow 'Exponentially' 3 stocks that may benefit: CrowdStrike $CRWD *Pioneering autonomous threat detection and enterprise defense Palo Alto
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That's kind of my point. But the US doesn't have any control over that, as many of these models are being created outside of the US. Just go do a search on Qwen, Deepseek, GLM, Kimi, ... there are many of them. My point is the US has little ability to control what happens OUTSIDE of the US. And, trying to 'control' who has access to these models…
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first by Proactive, 9d ago · also The Hill, CNBC, NY Post, New York Post
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first by Seeking Alpha, 13d ago · also Investing.com News, Business Insider, Bloomberg Tech, Yahoo Finance
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- Nvidia’s Huang says cybersecurity will be next major AI use case Investing.com News · 13d ago
- Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says cybersecurity is AI's next blockbuster app Business Insider · 13d ago
- Nvidia’s Huang Touts Cybersecurity as Next Big Market for AI Bloomberg.com · 13d ago
- Jensen Huang Says Cybersecurity Is AI’s Next Blockbuster App. CrowdStrike Is Already Building It With Nvidia Yahoo Finance · 12d ago
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first by Anadolu Agency, 7d ago · also Politico, Politico Europe, Independent UK
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- Poll: Americans say there's a serious risk of AI destroying humanity Politico · 7d ago
- Two-thirds of Americans say Trump is wrong and AI could destroy humanity, poll finds Independent UK · 7d ago
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first by Reuters, 9d ago · also Investing.com News, Channel News Asia, Yahoo! Finance Canada
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4 outlets Trump Says He's the Only ‘Guardrails’ AI Needs, Attacks Anthropic and Defends Data Centers
first by Decrypt, 9d ago · also Newser, Bloomberg, Yahoo Finance
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- Trump Rejects New AI Guardrails and Attacks Anthropic's Amodei Unite.AI · 9d ago
- Trump: The Only Guardrail AI Needs Is Me Newser · 9d ago
- Trump Rejects Calls for AI Guardrails, Blasts Anthropic's Amodei Bloomberg · 9d ago
- Trump Blasts Anthropic CEO As “Perfect Little Angel,” Says AI Only Needs One “Guardrail.” You Can Probably Guess What It Is Yahoo Finance · 9d ago
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3 outlets Anthropic’s Dario Amodei and Nvidia’s Jensen Huang Take Their AI Safety Fight to Dreamforce
first by Adweek, 8d ago · also CNBC, FT
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first by NJ.com, 8d ago · also MassLive, PennLive
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first by The Hill, 9d ago · also Semafor, Breitbart
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- Trump dismisses calls for AI guardrails Semafor · 9d ago
- Trump Calls AI Fears a ‘Hoax,’ Says Regulations Could Bankrupt U.S. Companies Breitbart · 9d ago
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first by Breitbart, 9d ago · also Fox News, The Hill
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first by Bloomberg Tech, 9d ago · also Bloomberg, Forbes
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- China Rejects AI 'Fearmongering' as CEO's Urge Slowdown Bloomberg Tech · 9d ago
- China Pushes Back Against AI Slowdown Talks, Alleging ‘Fearmongering’ Forbes · 9d ago
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- What specific guardrails, if any, would industry leaders like Altman actually support given his statement that the world is 'right to be afraid'?
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Trump says fears of uncontrolled AI are a hoax and that the only necessary safeguard is a “strong and smart” president. Replacing technical oversight with confidence in one politician may not be the reassuring risk-management framework he imagines. https://www. afp.com/en/i-am-hoax-buster-tr ump-rejects-ai-danger-warnings
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Morning, all, whose side is Donald Jesus Trump on? His own side, obvs - he'll have gotten promises of pots of money from # AI . Whom else? Putin's side clearly... How about Humanity's side? Clearly not. Whether it's unregulated artificial general intelligence, or unmitigated anthropogenic global warming, Donald Tantrump is actively using the power…
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🇺🇸 NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang walked into Salesforce’s own conference and told the room to calm down. He said AI makes the tools you already use better. Mass job death? Nonsense. No apocalypse. Writer: Sol
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Why would Trump be so opposed to regulating AI — even in the face of growing public concern, even with midterm elections just around the corner? Like everything with him, follow the money.
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He seems awfully sure to live forever? Common sense says that a 80 year old cannot be the Emperor of Mankind for millenia, protecting his turf for near eternity from dangers of AI. If he was immortal, he would not probably look so unhealthy. He really seems to have problems accepting that one day, the world will move forward without him. Also it…
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🚨EXCLUSIVE: China has now replied to Dario Amodei's call to slow AI. China's state-backed Global Times says Dario Amodei's proposal to slow frontier AI is really a ‘Cold War playbook’ targeting China. It says the plan would curb China's AI development, preserve US dominance and exclude China from...
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ASLM currently makes transistors in the 3nm range. There are production lines for 1.4nm transistors, but that is the limit of UEV and silicon. IBM used a graphene based transistor that got down to 0.7nm, but we have no idea how to change those one off experiments to mass production. And even if we did, that is atomic scale and the hard limit. So…
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No. I just don’t have any faith that the crop of tech bros leading the US AI companies aren’t also hostile, uncontrollable powers who cause major security implications to my life as well. At least with China, we know that the government controls their AI companies, so there are military options available for response, and the Chinese know to keep…
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🚨Holy Shit. President Trump has now officially rejected Dario Amodei, Sam Altman and Elon Musk's call to slow frontier AI. Speaking in Ireland today, Trump said the US cannot risk losing its lead over China, said guardrails are possible, and dismissed parts of the safety push as 'negative forces...
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The strongest 'Chinese' competitor is Alibaba. I put quotes around it because they are one of the world's largest multi-national corporations. They are traded on NYSE as BABA. They certainly are large and rich enough to compete without state sponsorship. The US financial sector needs you to be afraid of them because they bet the farm on OpenAI and…











