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Trump calls AI fears a hoax amid White House debate
The gist
Trump called AI safety fears a "hoax" in a live call with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang.
The split over AI rules now runs through Washington and Silicon Valley.
How it unfolded
- 2025 -01Trump signed an executive order revoking a Biden administration directive on AI oversight and ordered agencies to plan for sustaining America's global AI dominance.
- 2026 -06Trump signed an executive order leaving it up to companies to decide whether their new AI models are reviewed by the government.
- 2026 -06The White House banned Anthropic's advanced Mythos 5 and Fable 5 models for a couple of weeks over fears their cybersecurity guardrails could be circumvented.