Trump's AI Claims Draw Expert Pushback on Guardrails and China Race

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President Donald Trump claimed on Truth Social that AI needs only "a STRONG AND SMART (High IQ!) PRESIDENT" as a guardrail, dismissing calls for slower development and alleging a "SICK conspiracy theory" against AI that benefits China. Trump's post responded to Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei's 3,800-word essay advocating for slower AI development, which was supported by OpenAI's Sam Altman and Elon Musk. Experts told HuffPost that Trump's framing is flawed, with Princeton's Arvind Narayanan saying guardrails are needed and University of Washington's Emily M. Bender calling the concept "misguided." Experts also rejected the US-China AI race narrative, arguing there is no clear destination or winner, and noted the Trump administration has shown less interest in investigating problematic AI use despite existing regulatory powers.


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