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Trump dismisses AI risks as regulation debate intensifies

Expert whistleblowers and some bipartisan politicians call for government oversight while the president downplays existential threats.

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What to know

  • AI regulation has become a political divide: expert whistleblowers, some tech CEOs, and bipartisan lawmakers want government oversight; President Trump dismisses existential AI risks.
  • Pro-Human Assembly and MIT professor Max Tegmark argue industry self-regulation is inadequate.
  • The debate pits tech industry autonomy against calls for federal regulatory guardrails on advanced AI systems.

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Trump dismisses AI risks as regulation debate intensifies
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    Max Tegmark and Pro-Human Assembly organizer call out AI industry self-regulation

    MIT professor and AI activist Max Tegmark shares his thoughts on the regulation debate in the CBS News segment. A Pro-Human Assembly organizer characterizes industry self-regulation efforts as inadequate.

    “AI "self-regulation is a joke."”
    — Pro-Human Assembly organizer
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    CBS News reports on AI regulation divide and Trump's dismissal of risks

    CBS News correspondent Caitlin Huey-Burns reports that artificial intelligence regulation has become a political flashpoint, with expert whistleblowers, frontier tech CEOs and some bipartisan politicians calling for government oversight. The report notes that President Trump has dismissed concerns that AI could threaten humanity, while MIT professor and AI activist Max Tegmark shares his perspective on the debate.