Trump downplays warnings of AI risks, citing rivalry with China

US President Donald Trump has downplayed risks posed by artificial intelligence following days of dire warnings by experts.
“You have a lot of very negative forces that are bringing it up that shouldn’t be bringing it up and they’re bringing up things that won’t happen,” Trump said during a visit to Ireland.
One of the warnings came from a former Anthropic researcher who said “there is a strong chance that we could all die in the immediate future” if the current pace of development continued.
On Saturday, top industry bosses agreed and called for a slow-down.
Trump did not directly address the idea, but said: “We’re leading China on AI… and, frankly, I want to keep it that way because whoever wins AI, wins.”