Trump dismisses calls for AI slowdown from leading tech CEOs
Summary
President Donald Trump said the U.S. should not slow down its development of artificial intelligence (AI) because he wants to keep the lead over China. While he agreed some rules are needed, he did not explain what those rules might be. His comments came after tech leaders called for a pause in AI progress to create safety measures.Key Facts
- President Trump expressed concern about losing the U.S. lead in AI to China.
- He supports some regulation of AI but gave no details on what kind.
- Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman called for a slowdown in AI development to build safety controls.
- Elon Musk also agreed that AI progress should be slowed to ensure safety.
- Former researchers and lawmakers urged legislation to oversee AI development.
- AI concerns include issues like water use and electricity costs tied to new data centers.
- David Sacks, co-chair of Trump’s science advisory council, said the AI industry can control the pace without heavy government rules.
- Bipartisan lawmakers introduced a bill to require human oversight of AI systems.
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