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Trump Dismissed the Risks of Uncontrolled AI and Questioned Calls for Regulation
The president of the United States described warnings about artificial intelligence as an unfounded maneuver and rejected the need for tighter controls. The clash comes as tech executives and political leaders debate limits, safety and competition with China.
Donald Trump on Monday dismissed warnings about a possible artificial intelligence system out of control and said efforts to limit the technology are part of a “conspiracy” driven by his critics, according to France 24.
According to that outlet, the president said on social media that the idea of AI capable of “taking over the world” or destroying humanity is a hoax. He also linked those arguments to other debates he had already dismissed, such as climate change.
Trump’s reaction came amid calls from industry figures for greater state oversight. France 24 mentioned among them Dario Amodei, of Anthropic, Sam Altman, of OpenAI, and Elon Musk, of SpaceXAI.
According to the report, Amodei published an extensive text in which he called for slowing the development of AI and warned about its growing ability to create new generations of systems. Altman backed that position on social media by noting that competition should not justify reckless behavior and that international coordination will be necessary.
France 24 added that Microsoft released its own code of conduct this Monday to ensure that human beings retain control over artificial intelligence. At the same time, the debate intensified after a series of recent hacks and over concerns linked to cybersecurity, employment, data centers and national security.
Trump responded that the only protection needed for AI is a “strong and smart” president and said his administration had already stopped Anthropic from doing “bad things, or potentially bad things.” The outlet also noted that the relationship between that company and the administration was tense, with Pentagon attempts to consider it a security risk and a temporary ban on one of its most advanced models.
The president also criticized executives who are calling for regulation and questioned whether leaders of an industry would promote rules that could harm their own companies. At the same time, he insisted that limiting AI development could benefit China over the United States.
Within the governing coalition there were voices in the same line. Vice President JD Vance said Americans should not be afraid and argued that the administration wants to regulate the technology intelligently, in a context he described as a race with China. He also expressed reservations about regulation requests made by frontier companies, saying they could conceal other interests.
In Congress, House Speaker Mike Johnson said he expects a meeting at the White House with companies in the sector this week or next, although no date has been confirmed yet. According to France 24, he said the meeting could discuss the firms’ responsibility on security matters and the role that may eventually fall to the government.
From the Democratic opposition, meanwhile, calls to move forward with regulations grew stronger. House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries said at the Capitol that the risks are real and that action is needed now, France 24 reported.
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