Anthropic's Jack Clark rebuts Trump's AI 'hoax' claim on Fox News
After Trump reportedly dismissed AI risk warnings as a hoax, Anthropic co-founder Jack Clark went on Fox to argue the technology's dangers are real and regulation is needed.
What to know
- Reported exchange centers on President Trump allegedly calling AI risk warnings a 'hoax'.
- Anthropic co-founder Jack Clark appeared on Fox News to counter that framing, citing his firsthand knowledge of AI systems.
- The available material consists of a single viral social post and its reshare, with no independent transcript of Trump's or Clark's exact remarks yet provided.
Jack Clark Anthropic co-founder
Donald Trump US President
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Trump dismisses AI risk warnings as a hoax — According to the social post reporting on the exchange, President Trump characterized concerns about AI risk as a hoax, prompting a public rebuttal from an AI industry figure.
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Post spreads across social platforms
The claim and video reference were reshared on Mastodon shortly after the original post, extending the story's reach beyond X.
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Jack Clark rebuts Trump on Fox News
Anthropic co-founder Jack Clark appeared on Fox News to push back on Trump's characterization, asserting his firsthand knowledge of AI's capabilities and the need for regulation.
“I built this, I know what it does, and we need regulation.”
— Jack Clark (as characterized by @CalltoActivism) -
🚨 BREAKING: Jack Clark, Anthropic co-founder, is on Fox responding to Trump's AI comments. The designer has to go on TV because the president called it a hoax to say: I built this, I know what it does, and we need regulation. It's bizarre. It's dangerous. What are we doing?
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