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Trump calls AI safety fears a 'hoax'
The gist
Trump called AI safety fears a "hoax" and said the only guardrail needed is a "strong and smart" president.
The clash pits the White House against AI leaders warning about their own technology.
How it unfolded
- Sep 13, 2026Trump downplayed the necessity for his administration to check AI development but acknowledged the need for some regulation.
- Sep 13, 2026Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei published an essay urging the industry to "slow the pace" of frontier AI development so safety measures have more time to catch up.
- Sep 14, 2026In a surprise phone call to Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang during Huang's on-stage AI talk at the All-In Summit in Los Angeles, Trump called fears of AI escaping human control a "hoax" and said, "The robots are not going to be taking over the world."