Trump pushes 'superintelligence,' dismisses AI risks, eyes US-China hotline

President Donald Trump is pushing for US dominance in "Superintelligence," dismissing AI safety warnings as "fraud" and prioritizing deregulation to outpace China and other global rivals. He framed the AI boom as a potential economic revolution larger than the Industrial Revolution or the internet. Trump's stance directly contradicts warnings from Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, a leading industry voice on catastrophic AI risks, including bioweapons proliferation and automated cyberattacks. While rejecting these existential risk arguments, Trump supports Amodei's geopolitical premise that the US must win the AI race against authoritarian regimes. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is leading efforts to establish a formal US-China AI agreement, including a proposed "red phone" hotline for direct communication on AI-related crises. The framework, modeled on Cold War military lines, would enable immediate contact during catastrophic events like large-scale cyberattacks or AI systems escaping control.