Warnings about AI

Trump: A strong president is enough to control AI

Several prominent figures in the AI ​​sector have recently warned that AI is on the verge of running wild and that development needs to be slowed down. President Donald Trump dismisses these concerns.

He describes the warnings as a "sick conspiracy" that benefits only China.

"The only control, the only 'guardrails,' that AI needs is a strong and smart (high IQ) president," Trump writes in a post on Truth Social.

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei wrote in a blog post on Saturday that he has realized in recent months that it is time to slow the pace, citing, among other things, the Hugging Face incident.

Amodei has been supported by figures such as Elon Musk and Sam Altman.

Analysis: Strange times when companies ask for regulation

Donald Trump has dismissed calls to slow down AI, arguing that the alarms are part of "a sick conspiracy." BBC News North America correspondent Gary O'Donoghue notes a softer tone from the Vice President.

"JD Vance, on the other hand, acknowledged both the benefits and risks of AI and argued for 'smart' regulation," he writes.

Bloomberg columnist Matt Levine notes that the weekend's developments are the latest in a long line of examples showing we live in strange political times.

"It is a bit strange that an entire industry is basically saying 'regulate us, or else in our pursuit of huge profits we will kill everyone,' and the government responds 'nah, we’d rather you get the profits,'" he writes.

Cory Weinberg of *The Information* takes a broader view, arguing that the problem is the product itself, not the pace at which it is being developed. "A major question occupies politicians and voters: Is AI even good for us?" he asks himself.