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The Government Backed Trump’s Position Against Regulating Artificial Intelligence
The official position was expressed by Argentine ambassador in Washington, Alec Oxenford. The message drew a parallel between Javier Milei and Donald Trump on the development of AI and its strategic impact.
The Argentine Government expressed its rejection of moving forward with regulations on the development of artificial intelligence and set out that position through a public message from the ambassador in Washington, Alec Oxenford. According to Clarín, the statement aligned the administration of Javier Milei with Donald Trump‘s view on the issue.
Oxenford said that Trump has been arguing that the United States must lead the technological revolution and not halt it out of fear. He also stated that the countries that adopt artificial intelligence, compete and innovate will be the ones that define the future, while those that hesitate could fall behind.
In that line, the ambassador said that Milei maintains a “fundamentally optimistic” view of this technology and presented it as an opportunity to increase productivity, shorten development stages and accelerate Argentina’s convergence with the most advanced economies. He also stressed that there is a “powerful convergence” between the two presidents because, in his view, the response to technological disruption is not to stop innovation but to unleash it, lead it and manage its risks without paralyzing progress.
According to Clarín and Ámbito, the Argentine position came after Trump rejected regulating AI. Clarín said that the Republican denounced a “sick conspiracy” and argued that imposing limits would favor China. Ámbito, meanwhile, reported that Trump dismissed warnings about potential risks, although he left open the possibility of establishing some control measures.
The debate comes amid warnings from figures in the sector. Both outlets mentioned that Dario Amodei, of Anthropic, called for slowing the development of this technology to better understand its risks. His position received public support from Sam Altman and Elon Musk; Clarín also added Demis Hassabis and Satya Nadella.
In his message, Oxenford also said that artificial intelligence must be understood as a strategic ecosystem that includes critical minerals, energy, semiconductors, talent, data centers and processing capacity. He argued that Argentina has the resources and capabilities to compete in almost all of that value chain and underlined that the development of AI, in his view, should remain in the hands of Western democracies and be based on shared values such as freedom, openness, human dignity and the rule of law.
According to Clarín, the ambassador linked that vision to Argentina’s entry into Pax Silica, arguing that the country shares with the United States the idea of building the physical, technological and human infrastructure of the AI era among trusted partners based on democratic values.
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