One Word that Explains Trump’s AI Denialism
Senator Tillis seeks AI guardrails, backed by industry leaders warning of potential harm from rapid advancement, after President Trump downplayed risks as a hoax.
- Sen. Thom Tillis advocated for AI guardrails on Monday, suggesting President Donald Trump is misinformed after the president labeled doomsday scenarios a "HOAX" on Truth Social.
- Anthropic, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, and Elon Musk warned that rapid AI advancement could lead to bioweapons or humanity's destruction within 10 years, prompting calls for industry oversight.
- Public sentiment aligns with industry warnings; an Economist/YouGov poll found 63% of adults in America believe AI is advancing too quickly, while 73% do not trust the technology to make ethical decisions.
- President Donald Trump dismissed these concerns as a "HOAX" comparable to past political scandals, maintaining support for an unrestricted AI industry to protect multi-billion dollar administration investments.
- Sen. Thom Tillis argued that the industry's own calls for regulation invalidate the president's claims, warning that ignoring advanced-technology experts could result in significant harm.
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President Trump Declares AI Concerns a ‘Hoax’ Amid Growing Calls for Industry Regulation
United States President Donald Trump recently dismissed the growing warnings that artificial intelligence could pose an existential threat to humanity as a deliberate ‘hoax.’ This comes as industry leaders and American lawmakers call for greater safety measures around the rapidly developing industry. This debate arises within the context around the United States and China’s competition […]
One word that explains Trump’s AI denialism
Washington’s biggest question this week: Why is President Donald Trump so furiously against an AI slowdown in the wake of apocalyptic warnings from some top industry executives? The clue is in one word — “hoax” — that he’s using to ridicule fears that computerized agents could one day seek to destroy humanity. When Trump reaches …
As Trump bashes AI guardrails, Utah governor calls for whistleblower protection, mandatory safety reports
President Donald Trump calls concerns about AI a "HOAX." But Gov. Spencer Cox has become the latest governor to call on Congress to establish a national framework for its development.
Trump Calls AI Warnings A ‘HOAX’ While Industry Leaders, Including Elon Musk, Say Otherwise [Op-Ed]
Source: Kristian Buus / Getty In today’s episode of The Only Good Idiocracy Is A Dead Idiocracy, President Donald Trump and his administration of professional know-nothings are determined to push artificial intelligence as the future of U.S. industries, even as AI experts warn it could be destroying the world. They want the AI industry to run free and unrestricted, even as insiders at all levels of the industry are saying at the same time: Nah, …
Trump AI hoax Truth Social posts explained
The fight over artificial intelligence has opened a divide between the White House and the tech industry. President Trump dismissed fears that AI could destroy humanity as a “HOAX” on Monday and pushed back against calls for an industry-wide slowdown. Earlier that day, Trump argued that the only guardrail AI needs is a “strong and smart” president, according to Axios. Trump framed AI as a geopolitical race against China. The stance puts the pres…
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