Donald Trump has hit out at calls for a slowdown in AI development, claiming that there is a “sick conspiracy” against artificial intelligence and data centres.
In a punchy post on Truth Social, Trump posts (with typical modesty):
The only control or “guardrails” that AI needs is a STRONG AND SMART (High IQ!) PRESIDENT, and the U.S.A. has that, in spades!
That rather indicates the White House will not be backing a slowdown in AI development, despite calls for it in recent days from the major US AI companies.
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Trump to goes on to claim that his administration has reined in Anthropic’s Dario Amodei, writing:
The Trump Administration has stopped AI “people” from doing bad, or potentially bad, “things,“ like Dario (Anthropic!), who is now pretending to be a “perfect little angel” – and we will continue to do so! We already have tremendous CRIMINAL and REGULATORY power over these companies! There is a SICK conspiracy going on against AI and Data Centers, and the only one that is happy about it is China. WHOEVER WINS AI, WINS! We are leading China, and all others, and will continue to do so. Conspiracy Theorists, Treasonists, Traitors, and Leakers, BEWARE! Thank you for your attention to this matter! President DONALD J. TRUMP
Fact check: Anthropic and the White House did fall out earlier this year, when the AI company refused to ethical guidelines on its AI systems despite the threat of severe consequences.