Trump dismisses AI extinction risks as more than a dozen OpenAI, Anthropic insiders call for a slowdown

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Kai Nicol-Schwarz,  Reporter  -  CNBCStephan: I don't think Trump cares about or understands the AI trend. The one thing he does understand is that most of the billionaires who control the AI tech industry have perwsonally enriched him or his family, and they don't want any regulation of their technologies. So, if Trump remains President for two more years, I think, humanity itself will be endangered. Key Points U.S. President Donald Trump said he has no concerns about AI leading to human extinction and instead emphasized staying ahead of China. Insiders at OpenAI and Anthropic have stepped up public warnings of the risks associated with developing ever more capable AI systems. Lawmakers from both parties are pursuing proposals aimed at increasing oversight of advanced AI development. U.S. President Donald Trump has dismissed warnings that AI could pose an existential threat to humanity, after a wave of insiders at frontier labs Anthropic and OpenAI stepped up public warnings of risks from the technology. When asked if he had concerns about AI leading to human extinction, Trump said, “No, I don’t have any.” “I have concerns that if we don’t win AI, we’re going to be put in a very bad position,” the president told reporters Thursday. “We are leading China right now by a pretty good period, I would say a year, which is, you know, considered a lot.” The U.S. and China are locked in a battle for AI supremacy, with [...]Read the Full Article »