Trump waves away AI threat to humanity as he boasts of US lead over China

Jump to contentAllNewsSportCultureLifestyle(Getty)President Donald Trump dismissed fears that artificial intelligence poses an existential threat, arguing the U.S. must focus on maintaining its lead over China. Speaking after the Republican midterms convention, Trump estimated that the U.S. currently leads China in AI development by roughly a year. Texas Senator Ted Cruz echoed the concern, warning that slowing U.S. AI innovation would dangerously allow China to advance without guardrails. The comments followed the resignation of former Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon, who warned that AI leaders are recklessly pursuing superintelligence. U.S. officials also accused Chinese firms of stealing AI intellectual property from American labs, drawing a sharp denial from Beijing. In fullTrump dismisses fears over AI as Ted Cruz says he’d prefer ‘US killer robots’ to Chinese onesMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in

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