Trump on the AI world storm: "Serves the Chinese interest"
US President Donald Trump rejects calls from tech CEOs to slow down AI development, calling extinction warnings exaggerated. Trump clarifies that stopping the race would serve China and emphasizes that whoever wins the field will rule the world. The move deepens the confrontation with the heads of OpenAI and Anthropic, while Sam Altman responds that competitive pressure from China does not justify recklessness in safety.
US President Donald Trump has taken a stand against the heads of major technology companies and flatly rejects calls to slow down the development of artificial intelligence. In a conversation he held last night (Sunday) with journalists in Ireland, the president attacked the campaign of warnings led by Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, calling them "extremely negative forces" spreading inflated horror scenarios. At the center of the argument is the geopolitical war for leadership against Beijing: Trump made it clear that imposing heavy regulation or slowing the pace of development would serve the Chinese interest. In response, Altman posted on X stating that progress will continue but must be slower, and that no competitive pressure justifies recklessness in safety. The clash between Washington's security and competitive considerations and the concerns of scientists is expected to determine the direction of the AI revolution.