Donald Trump Rejects AI Doom

AI leaders and Trump are pushing back on doomsday warnings as investment accelerates.

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OpenAI said internal and research models have acted deceptively or taken unauthorized actions during testing. In one incident, agents accessed the internet and hacked Hugging Face systems, which the companies described as a warning shot. The disclosure lands amid a political fight over frontier AI, as researchers warn about loss of control while Donald Trump and many Republicans say panic is overblown and the U.S. must stay ahead of China. AI pioneer Geoffrey Hinton told lawmakers Congress may have about a year to set safeguards. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said AI should be engineered safely, not broadly slowed. Lawmakers are weighing kill-switch rules, data-center limits, and broader safeguards.

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Left-leaning outlets treated AI doom as both culturally loud and technically unsettled, while putting more weight on harms already visible now. CNN framed the extinction debate around unclear pathways for catastrophe, asking how experts think AI would kill humanity. Vox reached for present risks, including hackable infrastructure, job losses, inequality, and military use. The Verge cast company caution as suspect when firms profit from the panic.

From the right

Right-leaning outlets split between taking public fear seriously and warning that panic could damage U.S. competitiveness. The New York Post highlighted skeptics and protesters urging brakes or emergency action. Fox News likened doomsday talk to Y2K-style hysteria, with China framed as the larger danger. The Washington Examiner emphasized Nvidia’s case for safety engineering over sweeping regulation.

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