Trump on AI: "I won't choke the growth of something that will be bigger than the industrial revolution"
US President Donald Trump said the Justice Department will curb AI risks if necessary, but emphasized he will not stifle the industry's growth, which he defined as greater than the industrial revolution. Trump reiterated his view that the dangers are exaggerated, against the backdrop of warnings from leading researchers and CEOs.
US President Donald Trump said Monday that the Justice Department and US law enforcement agencies will curb the risks associated with artificial intelligence "if we need to," but emphasized he will not stifle the industry's growth, which he defined as greater than the industrial revolution and the internet itself. Trump reiterated his view that the dangers are exaggerated, calling them a "scam," against the backdrop of a warning from Jacob Coxson, an AI researcher at Anthropic, who left his job and warned that the company and OpenAI are "gambling with our lives." CEOs of Anthropic, OpenAI, SpaceX, and Google DeepMind called for a slowdown in development pace and additional federal oversight. The White House took a lenient approach: a June executive order calls for voluntary cooperation, and over the weekend the establishment of an "AI Corps" and the appointment of an AI czar were announced, without details or a timeline.