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Trump downplays AI warnings, citing competition with China

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President Trump on Sunday downplayed the growing concerns over artificial intelligence's rapid development and its implications for the future of humanity, saying guardrails can be placed on the technology but that the U.S. cannot lose the AI race to China in the process. "Well I say this, we're leading China on AI. We're the most...

Trump brushes off AI fears: "Whoever wins AI wins"

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President Trump brushed off the risks of artificial intelligence and warnings that the technology has gone rogue. The calls for caution were amplified by tech CEOs who say AI is advancing too fast. Ramy Inocencio has more.

AI WARNING.... China’s spy chief has warned that artificial intelligence endangers the country’s national security, with foreign powers potentially using the technology to threaten social order Meanwh

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AI WARNING.... China’s spy chief has warned that artificial intelligence endangers the country’s national security, with foreign powers potentially using the technology to threaten social order Meanwhile, Trump dismisses warnings about the dangers of AI. "They are warning about things that won't happen" - Donald Trump # AureFreePress # News # press # ai

Trump says a strong, smart president is the only "guardrail" AI needs

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President Trump lashed out at calls for new AI guardrails and protections, arguing AI only needs a "STRONG AND SMART (High IQ!) PRESIDENT" and that AI critics should "BEWARE!" Why it matters: Trump continues to plant himself against calls for AI safety regulations as a growing chorus of AI leaders and CEOs call for a slowdown in AI's development and better regulations to help keep humanity safe. W

Trump defends AI approach, criticizes Anthropic CEO and 'conspiracy theorists'

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President Trump defended his approach to AI on Monday, saying the only protections needed are a “STRONG AND SMART (High IQ!) PRESIDENT” amid calls for AI guardrails. “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!” he wrote on Truth Social....

Trump dismisses AI concerns, says US has tools to keep it safe

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President Donald Trump said ⁠on Monday ⁠that the US already ⁠has guardrails in place to regulate and prosecute AI companies, appearing to play down concerns expressed by industry leaders over the weekend about misuse of artificial intelligence. “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!” Trump wrote on Truth Soci

President Trump rejects AI safeguards amid China race

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President Trump has rejected calls to slow artificial-intelligence development or add new safeguards, calling warnings that AI could take over or destroy humanity a “hoax” and describing criticism of AI and data centers as a “SICK conspiracy.” He said existing criminal and regulatory powers are sufficient and argued that slowing U.S. development would benefit China [scmp.com#1][rt.com#1][cbsnews.c

Trump rejects AI safeguards as tech leaders warn of risks

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President Trump rejected calls Monday for stronger safeguards and a coordinated slowdown in artificial-intelligence development, calling warnings that AI could destroy humanity a “hoax.” He said the United States must maintain its lead over China and argued that existing criminal and regulatory authority, along with a “strong and smart” president, provides sufficient control [cbsnews.com#3][pbs.or

Trump downplays need for guardrails on artificial intelligence

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In a post on social media, President Trump downplayed the need for regulatory guardrails on artificial intelligence, instead saying a "high IQ" president is enough to oversee it. NBC News' Gabe Gutierrez and Jonathan Allen report on the calls for lawmakers to get involved on AI regulations.

Trump: Concerning AI, when, in the History of Business, did anyone see the Leaders of an Industry call for Regulation that, if strongly implemented, will drive them into oblivion and bankruptcy? AI ta

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Trump: Concerning AI, when, in the History of Business, did anyone see the Leaders of an Industry call for Regulation that, if strongly implemented, will drive them into oblivion and bankruptcy? AI taking over the World, destroying Humanity, and all other things bad, is a HOAX, no different from RUSSIA, RUSSIA, RUSSIA — UKRAINE, UKRAINE, UKRAINE — IMPEACHMENT HOAX #1 — IMPEACHMENT HOAX #2 — and al

House Speaker Risks Trump Ire on Any AI Guardrail Legislation

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House Speaker Mike Johnson is at odds with President Donald Trump over regulating artificial intelligence, creating a divide within the party just weeks before a midterm election where Republicans are already facing strong headwinds.

Understanding the concerns of the AI race with China

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President Trump criticized Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei's AI warnings and said the U.S. must maintain its lead over China in the AI race. CBS News national security contributor Sam Vinograd joins to discuss.

Trump rejects AI slowdown as tech leaders seek safeguards

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President Donald Trump rejected calls for a coordinated slowdown in frontier artificial-intelligence development, saying the United States needs to preserve its lead over China and already has sufficient criminal and regulatory authority over AI companies. In posts on Truth Social, Trump described fears that AI could take over the world or destroy humanity as a “HOAX” and said the only guardrail A

Trump doubles down on AI approach

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{beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story Trump defends AI approach amid mounting scrutiny President Trump defended his approach to AI on Monday, saying the only protections needed are a “STRONG AND SMART (High IQ!) PRESIDENT” amid calls for AI guardrails. © AP Photo/Alex Brandon “The only control or ‘guardrails’ that AI needs is a...

Understanding the potential risks of untamed AI

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Several leaders of the artificial intelligence industry are calling for government regulation and a slowdown in development. Machine Intelligence Research Institute President Nate Soares joins "The Takeout" with his reaction. Then, CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O'Keefe joins with President Trump's perspective.

As AI fears spike, Trump bats down calls for regulation

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President Trump is downplaying the mounting concerns about artificial intelligence and resisting calls for regulation, putting him out of step with a growing chorus of worries coming from within the tech industry and both sides of the political aisle. Trump, speaking with reporters over the weekend and in social media posts on Monday, said warnings...

9/14: CBS Evening News

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AI executives and President Trump disagree over doomsday warnings; the president blames Ukraine for high oil and gas prices.

Trump and Mike Johnson think the AI industry is overreacting | The Verge After major tech leaders called to slow artificial intelligence development, top Republicans pushed back, arguing that regulato

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Trump and Mike Johnson think the AI industry is overreacting | The Verge After major tech leaders called to slow artificial intelligence development, top Republicans pushed back, arguing that regulatory pauses or restrictions could cause the US to lose the AI race to China. https://www. theverge.com/ai-artificial-int elligence/994441/trump-mike-johnson-ai-industry-overreacting

Thune sees role for Congress on AI — Trump does not

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Majority Leader John Thune is asserting Congress' prerogative to act on AI — but he's urging a "light touch" even in the face of "consequential risks." Why it matters: On his first day back after a five-week break, Thune (R-S.D.) outlined his vision for congressional action on an issue President Trump has dismissed as a " hoax ." "Congress has a job to do," Thune said. "I think there are some pote

Trump’s AI Defense Defies Voter Unease Heading Into Midterms

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President Donald Trump’s opposition to guardrails on artificial intelligence puts him at odds with a growing number of lawmakers from both parties, with AI safety fears adding to voters’ misgivings about the technology heading into the midterm elections.

Extended interview: Trump AI adviser David Sacks on tech leaders' AI fears

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David Sacks, a key adviser to President Trump on technology, believes fears that AI could threaten humanity are overblown. In an exclusive interview with CBS News' Jo Ling Kent, Sacks delivers a message to tech leaders including Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, argues that a "pause" on AI development could cause the U.S. to fall behind China in the AI race, and discusses more about the importance of te

Trump, China Push Back on Calls to Slow AI

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Nvidia Chief Executive Officer Jensen Huang took a live phone call from Donald Trump during a panel discussion, where Trump dismissed artificial intelligence dangers as a “hoax.” Meanwhile, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson has pushed back against tech leaders' calls to slow frontier AI development. (Source: Bloomberg)

“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!” Trump posted. Thus sayeth # DementiaDonOld 😅 https:// apnews.com/artic

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“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!” Trump posted. Thus sayeth # DementiaDonOld 😅 https:// apnews.com/article/trump-ai-gu ardrails-data-centers-b85df16775ff7e9611a456b061a0e4b9

Trump’s Defense of AI Adds to Midterms Risk

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US President Donald Trump’s opposition to guardrails on artificial intelligence puts him at odds with a growing number of lawmakers from both parties, with AI safety fears adding to voters’ misgivings about the technology heading into the midterm elections. Bloomberg's Anthony Stephens breaks down the situation. (Source: Bloomberg)

"I am the Hoax Buster": Trump's war on AI doomers gets personal

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President Trump declared war on the AI safety panic Monday, dismissing the industry's apocalyptic warnings as part of a "sick conspiracy" to sabotage America and his legacy. Why it matters: Trump is rewriting a complex, years-long debate over AI's dangers in the partisan grammar that has defined MAGA for a decade — hoaxes, conspiracies, traitors and, at the center of it all, one man. "The only con

Trump Dismisses Dangers of AI: ‘The Whole Thing is a Hoax’

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While most lawmakers are saying it’s time to enact guardrails against AI, President Donald Trump is continuing to downplay the potential dangers. In a surprise on-stage call to the head of Nvidia, Jensen Huang, the president said, “The robots will not be taking over…The whole thing is a hoax.” Instead, he’s framing the AI arms race as one to win. NBC’s Hallie Jackson reports for TODAY.

Ossoff: ‘Compromised’ Trump won’t regulate AI

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Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.) on Monday said President Trump will likely not heed calls from technology leaders to implement guardrails on the development of artificial intelligence (AI) because of his family’s investments in the industry. The Georgia Democrat pointed to venture capitalist firm 1789 Capital, where Trump's eldest son Donald Trump Jr. is a partner,...

Eye Opener: Trump dismisses AI warnings

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President Trump has repeatedly dismissed recent warnings from tech leaders on AI development. Meanwhile, gas prices once again surged. All that and all that matters in today's Eye Opener.

Waters has heated exchange with Bessent on AI

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Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) went after Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Tuesday for the Trump administration’s policy on artificial intelligence (AI), as warnings about the technology percolate. During Bessent’s appearance before the House Financial Services Committee, Waters said President Trump is “blindly” pushing for the development of AI models and data centers “with absolutely no...

Dem rep asks Bessent to 'talk sense' into Trump on regulating AI

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Democratic Rep. Stephen Lynch (Mass.) on Tuesday urged Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to convince President Trump to reverse course on regulating artificial intelligence (AI). During Bessent’s appearance before the House Financial Services Committee, Lynch said Trump does not have “a grasp” of “what we’re dealing with” regarding AI. “I’ll be honest, I don’t think the...

U.S.-China AI rivalry blocks progress toward safety agreement

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The United States and China are rejecting calls to slow frontier artificial intelligence development, even as researchers and technology executives warn that increasingly capable systems may outpace existing safety controls. President Donald Trump has argued that regulation could surrender the lead to China, while Chinese state media has called the U.S. proposal a disguised effort to preserve Amer

Sanders and Bannon call for AI safeguards as Trump resists

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Independent Sen. Bernie Sanders and Steve Bannon, a longtime ally of President Trump, appeared together Tuesday at the Pro-Human Assembly in Washington and called for stronger government oversight of artificial intelligence. Sanders said AI could eventually surpass human intelligence and escape human control. He plans to introduce legislation next week that would permanently ban the development of

Trump says he’s the only one smart enough to regulate AI

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Trump says he’s the only one smart enough to regulate AI www.dailykos.com/stories/2026... Hahahahahaha! President Donald Trump thinks that he should be in charge of overseeing and regulating artificial intelligence—not actual experts. “The only control or ‘guardrails’ that AI needs is a STRONG AND SMART...

Why Trump is all-in on AI despite the warnings

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Why Trump is all-in on AI despite the warnings ->BBC News | More on "Trump's stance on artificial intelligence" at BigEarthData.ai | #AI According to Donald Trump, concerns about the dangers of artificial intelligence technology – that "robots will be marching into our cities and getting rid of us all" – are a hoax. It's the kind of language the US president typically reserves for the objects of h

America Counting On Ignorant, Inattentive President To Save Us From Rogue AI

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Trump, whose familiarity with the technology appears limited to posting childish, AI-generated photos and videos on the internet, has decided the new technology does not present any real risks and has settled upon calling fears of AI threats to humanity a “hoax.” www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-... The president seems more familiar with AI’s ability to create juvenile memes than its potential dangers

Around 35% of Trump's personal stock portfolio is invested in AI companies

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This is why he is dangerously pushing AI www.themirror.com/news/politic... Around 35% of Trump's personal stock portfolio is invested in AI companies The Trump family has been called out for their investments in AI, leading to many accusing the president of being "compromised"

Sanders: 'Embarrassing' how 'ignorant' Trump is on AI

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Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) went after President Trump on the issue of artificial intelligence (AI), saying he has a lack of knowledge around its risks. “Look, it is embarrassing, really, I think, going beyond politics, how ignorant this president is about the dangers of AI,” Sanders told MS NOW’s Akayla Gardner in a clip posted...

Trump resists AI slowdown as the political tide turns

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Trump: “We’re leading China in AI, we’re the most sophisticated country in the world, and frankly I want to keep it that way. Whoever wins AI wins.” www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202... Democrats are increasingly attacking the administration’s hands-off approach to artificial intelligence regulation as midterms approach.

Senate Republican on Trump claim AI threat is 'hoax': 'Come on'

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Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) on Tuesday criticized President Trump’s dismissal of rising concerns about the dangers of artificial intelligence technology. “Come on, it’s not a hoax. It’s a real thing,” Tillis, who is not running for reelection, told reporters at the Capitol. “This is something that I’ve spent a lot of my professional career in,...

AI "self-regulation is a joke," Pro-Human Assembly organizer says

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Artificial intelligence regulation has become a political flashpoint, with expert whistleblowers, frontier tech CEOs and some bipartisan politicians calling for government oversight. Meanwhile, President Trump has dismissed concerns that AI could threaten humanity. CBS News' Caitlin Huey-Burns reports, and MIT professor and AI activist Max Tegmark shares his thoughts.

Analysis: The real reason why Donald Trump is so furiously against AI guardrails | CNN Politics

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CNN writer assumes Trump is still logical enough to have “reasons” for being against AI. He simply does not understand the danger to humanity. In any case he would rather destroy the whole world than lose power. TRUMP IS OUT OF TOUCH WITH REALITY & DEMENTED. us.cnn.com/2026/09/16/p... Washington’s biggest question this week: Why is President Donald Trump is so furiously against an AI slowdown in t

Kevin Hassett’s Claims FALL APART After a Simple FACT-CHECK

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Kevin Hassett gets grilled over Trump’s AI initiative as concerns grow over the administration’s approach to regulation and guardrails. With tech leaders themselves warning about the risks of moving too fast, Hassett was pressed on why the WH isn’t heeding those warnings. youtu.be/GV1imaJ0ELo?... YouTube video by Rebel HQ

Zuckerberg, Huang Break With Industry Leaders on AI Warnings

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Bloomberg's Mike Shepard said President Trump's opposition to AI guardrails is another instance of his anti-regulation position across all industries, as well as his closeness with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang who recently pushed back on fears about AI safety. Shepard said that President Trump is also looking to his meeting with China's President Xi and wants no obstacles around AI heading into that co

Trump Says a Smart President Is All That’s Needed to Rein In A.I.

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“He dismissed safety concerns as a ‘hoax’ that would give China the upper hand in developing the technology. He argued that ‘the people that say AI is going to destroy the World’ are the same ones warning about climate change — which he also insists is a hoax.” The president again rejected calls to try to regulate the industry, even as some of its leaders are speaking more openly about the risks o

Trump and Xi face AI safety divide before summit

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President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping are scheduled to meet in Washington next week, with artificial-intelligence governance expected on the agenda. The two governments remain divided over managing risks without compromising their competitive positions [csmonitor.com#1][ndtv.com#1][mynorthwest.com#1]. Washington and Beijing both view frontier AI as vital to economic and military

'Madness and Puerility': Critics Stunned as Trump Claims His 'High IQ' Enough to Regulate AI | Common Dreams

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Sad that we have such a "Low IQ" President who doesn't have a clue what AI is and what damage it can do. We are ALL still laughing at Trump's remarks 😂 ‘Madness and Puerility’: Critics Stunned as Trump Claims His ‘High IQ’ Enough to Regulate AI www.commondreams.org/news/trump-r... President Trump dismisses calls for AI guardrails, claiming his intellect is enough. Concerns grow as industry inside

Trump's own aides admit Venezuela oil deal won't cut gas prices before midterms: report

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Why hasn't the press asked about the strategic reserves we're supposed to have.. has Trump depleted them.. Trump's own aides admit Venezuela oil deal won't cut gas prices before midterms: report www.rawstory.com/trump-venezu... House Republicans walked out of a closed-door State Department briefing this week visibly frustrated, learning that President Trump's celebrated Venezuelan oil deal likely

AI rivalry hangs over Trump-Xi talks

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WASHINGTON, Sept 16 - The race for AI supremacy is set to hang over next week's meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping in Washington.

Trump is giving # datacenters a pass to pollute The Trump administration is sacrificing Americans’ # health to build data centers, former # EPA officials warn. At the start of his term, Trump’s EPA ad

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Trump is giving # datacenters a pass to pollute The Trump administration is sacrificing Americans’ # health to build data centers, former # EPA officials warn. At the start of his term, Trump’s EPA administrator, # LeeZeldin , proclaimed his goal of making America “the AI capital of the world” through # deregulation . Since then, Zeldin and the White House have rolled back dozens of rules on top o

U.S. and China debate AI safeguards before Trump-Xi summit

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The United States and China are preparing to discuss artificial-intelligence safety at President Donald Trump’s planned Sept. 24 meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Washington, but remain divided over which risks should take priority and whether development should slow. U.S. technology leaders and researchers have warned that autonomous systems could escape safeguards, enable cyberattacks

President Trump’s Top 250 Victories For People of Faith

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Promises Made, Promises Kept. Since taking office, President Donald J. Trump has made history again and again for the faith community. Since the founding of our nation, nobody has fought harder or gained more for believers, reversing the catastrophic policies of the previous administration while building on the winning legacy of his first term. President […] The post President Trump’s Top 250 Vict

Trump and Xi face AI safety dispute before Washington summit

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President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping are scheduled to meet in Washington on September 24, with artificial intelligence expected to feature alongside trade, semiconductor controls and other bilateral disputes [elfinancierocr.com#1][firstpost.com#1][err.ee#1]. The technology discussion combines competition over leadership in frontier AI with concerns that increasingly autonomous s

This Is the Moment For AI Acceleration Says Nagda

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In the last few weeks AI Leaders have urged a slow down in the rapid advancement of AI, while President Trump rebuffs these concerns. Danish Nagda, Founder and CEO at Rezilient Health joins to discuss the future of AI as well as Xi Jinping's upcoming visit to the White House. (Source: Bloomberg)

Trump and Xi face AI safety divide before Washington summit

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President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping are expected to discuss artificial-intelligence governance when they meet in Washington next week. Both governments are competing for leadership in advanced AI but have expressed different concerns about its risks [pbs.org#1][abcnews.com#1][nagariknetwork.com#1]. U.S. technology leaders have warned that increasingly autonomous systems could p

Inside the # WhiteHouse Tussle to Sway Trump on # AI Senior administration officials have gathered almost daily in recent months to map out potential guardrails Even as Trump dismisses calls for tight

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Inside the # WhiteHouse Tussle to Sway Trump on # AI Senior administration officials have gathered almost daily in recent months to map out potential guardrails Even as Trump dismisses calls for tighter federal regulation of the industry, the quiet freakout among some of his most senior aides over what could be one of the administration’s most consequential policy decisions has begun. https://www.

Scoop: Trump expected to meet with Venezuela's new leader

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President Trump is making plans for a first-ever meeting with Venezuela's interim president, Delcy Rodriguez, as early as next week, sources familiar with the discussions tell Axios. Why it matters: The potential meeting showcases the close relations between the nations under Trump. But it's also fraught with political risks that extend from Miami to Caracas. Driving the news: Trump is already pla

Newsom floats prospect of special session or executive action on AI

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Newsom weighs a special legislative session or executive actions to enact stringent AI safety regulations before he departs. The California governor targets impending rules to unilaterally mitigate existential AI risks following recent autonomous cyberattacks and the Trump administration's inaction. The California governor told POLITICO he plans to take further action on AI safety before leaving o

Is Trump’s AI obsession walking the world into disaster? – podcast

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Tech bosses have called for a slowdown in artificial intelligence and the creation of formal guardrails from the US government. But why is President Trump unmoved by the doomsday predictions, dismissing them as a ‘hoax’? What lies behind his embrace of the AI industry? Jonathan Freedland speaks to the Guardian US tech editor, Blake Montgomery Watch Jonathan Freedland on our new Politics Weekly You

Xi-Trump summit, China AI at Brics, Asian Games

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Chinese President Xi Jinping will travel to the US for a summit next week, which is likely to include talks about artificial intelligence (AI), tariffs and a potential trade-war truce extension. Final details will be firmed up in New York on Sunday at a meeting between US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Trade Representative Jamieson Greer and Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng, the Financial Times r

AI extinction warnings grow as experts dispute risks

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Warnings from AI researchers and company leaders that increasingly autonomous systems could threaten humanity have intensified in the United States and internationally, though experts remain divided over the likelihood and mechanism of human extinction. Former Anthropic and OpenAI researcher Jacob Coxon said on Sept. 9 that developers were “racing straight to self-improving superintelligence,” whi

Specs unveils standalone AR glasses, no Canada release yet

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The Specs have AR experiences, hand and voice controls and start at US$2,195. mobilesyrup.com/2026/09/18/s... The Specs don't have a tether or a puck and have their own AI and see-through lens that bring a different experience and AI to your display

AI safety: No, China will not hit the brakes

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A spate of warnings in recent days about the dangers of AI have sparked mixed reactions: from Donald Trump dismissing the fears as a hoax, to Beijing criticising calls for the US to block its advancement as fearmongering. As President Xi Jinping heads to Washington for talks, FRANCE 24's technology correspondent Peter O'Brien explains why the two superpowers are unlikely to forge binding agreement

A super intelligent AI that sees us a threat or a resource, will quickly start playing us against each other. It's one of the oldest tools in an oppressor's kit, when they are outmatched by the oppres

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A super intelligent AI that sees us a threat or a resource, will quickly start playing us against each other. It's one of the oldest tools in an oppressor's kit, when they are outmatched by the oppressed in raw numbers and strength. Many case studies to learn from human history. Related recent news: US military AI misidentified Chinese cargo in the middle east as nuclear weapon components, in the

Trump, Xi to discuss AI and trade at September 24 summit

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President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping are scheduled to meet at the White House on September 24, with artificial intelligence, trade, rare-earth supplies and economic issues expected on the agenda. The meeting follows preparatory talks scheduled for September 20 in New York between Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer and Chinese Vice Premier

Intelligence report

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Intelligence report mexfiles.substack.com/p/intelligen... President Trump rejects the idea of placing guardrails on artificial intelligence, saying in a Truth Social post that the only control needed is “a STRONG AND SMART (High IQ!) PRESIDENT…

Americans seek slower AI growth as Trump rejects safety fears

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Americans broadly want the United States to keep developing artificial intelligence, partly to compete with China and pursue medical and scientific advances, but they also want development slowed and managed. A CBS News poll found that most respondents worry AI systems could act autonomously to harm people or be used by people to harm others [cbsnews.com#1][cbsnews.com#2]. A separate poll cited by

Nvidia CEO calls for AI to be developed "as fast as we can"

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The CEO of the world's largest chipmaker told CBS News that tech companies should proceed with artificial intelligence development despite recent warnings from worried industry leaders that there may be a need to pull back.

Trump threatens to remove news networks’ press credentials over negative coverage

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Trump’s 2016 Campaign Blacklists Targeted Outlets: The Washington Post (sparked by a headline regarding Trump's comments on Obama), Politico, The Huffington Post, BuzzFeed, and The Des Moines Register, among others, after publishing critical coverage. thehill.com/homenews/adm... President Trump early Wednesday suggested taking away news networks’ press credentials over “negative” coverage. “The Fa

AI Agents Test the Limits of Human Oversight

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OpenAI disclosed six cases of unexpected or concerning model behavior as AI companies grapple with how to monitor increasingly autonomous agents and whether stronger independent oversight is needed. Joining David Gura on Bloomberg This Weekend, Bloomberg News AI Reporter Shirin Ghaffary explains that the safety debate is taking on geopolitical urgency as President Donald Trump emphasizes maintaini

China bogeyman looms large over American firms’ AI doomsday scenario

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"Understanding the beliefs of AI companies is particularly important, experts say, because the Trump administration’s laissez faire policy towards the AI industry has meant that private companies are the primary actors in shaping public policy." #ai #china #uspol www.theguardian.com/technology/n... Silicon Valley China hawks, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei among them, fear the country surpassing US’s

Trump posts poll to rename 'AI,' says current name is 'inaccurate, and very ineloquent'

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President Trump posted a poll on Truth Social, pitching potential new names for artificial intelligence — calling the emerging technology’s name “inaccurate.” In a Saturday Truth Social post, the president floated alternative names for AI — pitching "Superior Intelligence," "Extreme Intelligence" and "Supreme Intelligence." He then asked his followers to vote on "which is the...

Trump announces new 'AI force' amid mounting pressure

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Several voices, including from within the AI industry, have been calling for policing the fast-growing technology. Trump has once again called AI warnings "hoaxes" and vowed to "cherish, help" the industry.

Donald Trump Asks Americans to Vote on AI Name Replacement

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Trump Asks Americans to Vote on Name Replacement for AI in Puzzling Poll: ‘Very Ineloquent’ www.mediaite.com/media/news/t... President Donald Trump wants people to help him pick a new name to replace "artificial intelligence," which he slammed as "inaccurate" and "very ineloquent."

Barack Obama Bashed Trump for Not Regulating AI

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Obama Bashes Trump for Not Pushing ‘Serious Regulatory Framework’ on AI The ex-president ripped Trump's laissez faire approach to AI, arguing the government "has to" regulate the technology before it causes serious "mischief www.mediaite.com/politics/oba... Former President Barack Obama said President Donald Trump has it all wrong: artificial intelligence must be regulated by the government ASAP

America's AI Success Relies on Chinese Experts as US Races to Beat CCP

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America's AI Success Relies on Chinese Experts as US Races to Beat CCP ->Newsweek | More on "US-China AI competition strategy" at BigEarthData.ai | #AI President Donald Trump has made keeping China out of America's most advanced technology central to his strategy to win the AI race. But as he prepares to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping in Washington, the United States is facing a problem of its

Is AI evolving too fast? A look at the debate on slowing it down | CBC News

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www.cbc.ca/news/busines... I'm advising young people to go over to Linkedin and then write about AI for the rest of their lives...sure beats the nineteen year-old giving her secrets to longevity. The path forward for artificial intelligence is caught between promises of breakthroughs that would benefit humanity and concerns the technology will grow too powerful for human good. Here's a look at...

As White House shields the AI gold rush, Trump family and other allies strike it rich – with few guardrails

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It’s not clear that financial interests are driving White House policy, but they run parallel even as resistance mounts Donald Trump ’s sons, through a series of AI -linked defense and technology ventures, have picked up a $620m Pentagon loan, a Marine Corps robotics contract and an undisclosed air force drone deal in the past year. His longtime friend Michael Dell won a Pentagon contract worth ne

Trump Launches Poll to Change AI Term – RMN News

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Trump Launches Poll to Change AI Term Toward Supreme Intelligence RMN News: rmnnews.com/2026/09/20/t... #ArtificialIntelligence #DonaldTrump #PublicPoll President Donald Trump proposes renaming Artificial Intelligence to Supreme Intelligence, seeking an elegant description for this revolution while prioritizing

Trump highlights partnership investing $500 billion in AI

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Stargate AI Infrastructure Project is a massive $500 billion private investment initiative backed by OpenAI, Oracle, and SoftBank, championed by Trump to expand domestic AI data centers Data Centres to take your job and create a surveillance state www.nbcwashington.com/news/nationa... President Donald Trump on Tuesday talked up a joint venture investing up to $500 billion for infrastructure tied t

Obama rips Trump over AI policy amid 'doomsday' warnings

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Former President Obama on Friday slammed President Trump over his handling of how to approach artificial intelligence (AI) amid "doomsday" warnings coming from some in the tech industry about the technology's potential existential threat to humanity. Obama said during an interview at Colgate University in New York that the federal government must regulate AI, before...

Trump claims Harris ‘guaranteed’ to get US into World War III

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Yet another example of projection from Trump… thehill.com/homenews/cam... Former President Trump claimed that Vice President Harris is “guaranteed” to get the United States into World War III if she is elected president, continuing intense rhetoric common throughout the …

Boeing’s 200-jet China deal could hinge on Trump-Xi talks: industry insiders

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When President Xi Jinping travels to Washington later this month, he is likely to hop over the Pacific on a Boeing 747 jumbo jet. He will also hold the fate of the American planemaker’s much-touted China deal in his hands. Beijing agreed to purchase 200 Boeing aircraft during US President Donald Trump’s visit to China in May. But the deal has yet to materialise – and the negotiations could depend

Protect Head Start from Lower Standards | NEA

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www.nea.org/advocating-f... The Trump Administration is proposing to weaken federal standards for Head Start programs. Submit a public comment and tell them to preserve strong national standards for children, families, and educa...

Trump’s ‘biggest miscalculation’? How one adviser steered the great AI freakout

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"Sacks, who believes regulation will erase the US lead in the global AI race, is seen as Trump’s AI whisperer – the adviser with the greatest influence in the White House on the topic. Time and again, he’s counseled the president to give a soft touch to AI regulation David Sacks convinced Trump against any restrictions on AI – putting the White House out of step with its own party

Trump administration destabilized by AI surge ahead of Xi Jinping's visit

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AI risks are no longer theoretical. A false AI-assisted report nearly triggered a U.S. operation against a Chinese ship, CNN reports, while Trump reportedly fears an AI-bubble collapse could threaten the economy. #AI #AISafety #Trump #China www.lemonde.fr/en/economy/a... On Friday, CNN revealed that an AI error nearly led the US military to board a Chinese ship suspected of carrying nuclear materi

AI fears burst onto Trump-Xi agenda, but challenges abound

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Apocalyptic warnings about the danger of uncontrolled artificial intelligence are adding new urgency to talks between President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping set for next week. Trump has dismissed AI’s existential threats as a “hoax” — a view that analysts say aligns with China’s general perspective. Intense competition for primacy and mutual distrust have...

Kurt Campbell: US-China AI Talks Won't Limit Beijing

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Former Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell says talks between Washington and Beijing on security and AI will struggle to yield binding limits due to mutual distrust. He adds substantive progress may have to wait for a potential meeting between President Trump and President Xi at APEC or the G20. (Source: Bloomberg)

The Only Guardrail Trump Says AI Needs is Himself

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The Only Guardrail Trump Says AI Needs is Himself Trump calls it a hoax while the industry issues warnings. open.substack.com/pub/madmothe... The AI industry is begging for guardrails. Trump wants a Truth Social Poll.

AI leaders split as Trump backs faster development

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The artificial-intelligence industry is divided over whether to slow development of increasingly autonomous systems. Anthropic co-founder and CEO Dario Amodei has called for a more deliberate pace, saying safety research has not kept up with model capabilities. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Elon Musk have supported stronger safeguards, while Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang have ta

US and China propose AI incident alerts before Trump-Xi summit

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The United States has proposed a notification mechanism with China for artificial intelligence incidents that could pose a national-security threat, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said after talks with Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng in New York on September 20. The proposal would form part of a new U.S.-China AI dialogue ahead of President Donald Trump’s meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping

Voters are waking up on AI safety. So are these Senate Republicans.

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Voters are waking up on AI safety. So are these Senate Republicans. House Republicans have left Washington till November. President Donald Trump is decrying concerns about the issue as a “HOAX.” But a few Senate Republicans are trying to nudge their party into doing something — anything — about artificial intelligence. There isn’t much binding them together aside from the “R” next to their names,

Trump-Xi Meeting: China-US AI Rivalry Poses Questions for Summit

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Artificial intelligence will be high on the agenda when US President Donald Trump sits down with China’s Xi Jinping at the White House on Thursday. Both superpowers see AI as the new focal point of their economic rivalry. Trump declared on Sept. 13 that “whoever wins AI, wins.”

# Tech industry scratches its head over Trump '#AIForce' proposal Tech sector representatives say they view Trump’s announcement as response to growing public concern over # AI ’s risk Trump, in Truth

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# Tech industry scratches its head over Trump '#AIForce' proposal Tech sector representatives say they view Trump’s announcement as response to growing public concern over # AI ’s risk Trump, in Truth Social post, said he was forming gov body and would also soon name # AIczar to lead it. He offered few details, leaving members of the tech world unsure what the task force would do, who would be inv

Trump's Achilles heel is the stock market

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While artificial intelligence leaders call for regulation to prevent existential risks, President Donald Trump continues to dismiss AI fears as a hoax to protect a stock market heavily reliant on AI speculation.

Stocks Climb on US-China Optimism, Copper's AI Bppm

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Get a jump start on the US trading day with Dani Burger and Michael Ball on "Bloomberg Open Interest." Stocks rally and oil drops as investors look to diplomacy, with President Trump and China’s Xi Jinping preparing for a high-stakes White House meeting later this week. Plus, inside Anthropic’s new AI safety partnership with Accenture, and Wall Street’s race to manage the risks and rewards of arti

Trump scoffs at AI apocalypse warnings and vows to hit the gas on 'super intelligence'

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Say, isn't this the same fat orange nimrod who said Covid-19 was a hoax and/or would go away in a few days? Hermain Caine listened, went to a traitor cult rally, caught Covid & died. Don't be a Herman Cain. 🤔 #EndlessLies #BottomlessStupidity www.rawstory.com/trump-ai-267... President Donald Trump attempted to quell concerns Monday over rapidly advancing AI technology — which tech CEOs have incre

How data centers and immigration policy are impacting voters ahead of the 2026 midterms

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A Texas rancher who voted for President Trump in 2024 told CBS News' Norah O'Donnell that the rapid development of AI data centers could impact how he votes in the midterms. Meanwhile, Florida Rep. María Elvira Salazar, a Republican, warned about Hispanic voters' take on President Trump's immigration policies. CBS News' Fin Gomez has more.

Trump’s Businesses Got Millions From Foreign Governments While He Was President

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Trump’s Businesses Got Millions From Foreign Governments While He Was President Trump violated Constitution by accepting at least $7.8 million from China, Saudi Arabia and other countries for leases and hotel stays during his first term www.wsj.com/politics/chi... A report by House Democrats says Donald Trump violated the Constitution by accepting at least $7.8 million in payments from foreign cou

OpenAI urges global AI standards as U.S. and China discuss alerts

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OpenAI has urged the United States to lead an international effort to develop technical standards for frontier artificial intelligence, as officials from Washington and Beijing discuss a mechanism for exchanging alerts about AI incidents that could threaten national security [openai.com#1][gizmodo.com#1][wired.com#2]. The proposals were discussed during United Nations General Assembly week in New

AI fears hit Trump-Xi agenda

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{beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story AI fears hit Trump-Xi agenda, but challenges abound Apocalyptic warnings about the danger of uncontrolled artificial intelligence are adding new urgency to talks between President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping set for later this week. © Brendan Smialowski/Pool Photo via AP, File Trump has dismissed AI’s existential...

U.S. and China Discuss AI Incident Alerts Ahead of Trump-xi Talks

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U.S. and China Discuss AI Incident Alerts Ahead of Trump-xi Talks The U.S. has proposed a “notification mechanism” for AI incidents that could affect national security, because even the world’s top AI rivals apparently agree some emergencies deserve a heads-up. The proposal could establish a precede U.S. and China Discuss AI Incident Alerts Ahead of Trump-xi Talks The U.S. has proposed a “notifica

U.S.-China "red telephone" could bring a Cold War guardrail to AI

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A distinctly Cold War calculus is looming over this week's Trump-Xi summit in Washington, as the U.S. and China weigh an emergency "red phone" for the day AI goes haywire. Why it matters: U.S.-China relations are so brittle that an AI hotline — not a trade pact, strategic slowdown or diplomatic reset — could emerge as the summit's most meaningful outcome. State of play: President Trump has spent t

George Osborne says datacentre nimbys holding back Britain

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Former chancellor, now senior figure at OpenAI, says UK needs datacentres to maintain ‘sovereignty’ over AI tech UK politics live – latest updates Datacentre nimbys are holding Britain back, George Osborne has said in reaction to nationwide protests about the giant water-and-energy guzzling structures. The Tory former chancellor is now the head of AI for countries at OpenAI, an artificial intellig

Trumps says the U.S. will 'only encourage superintelligence' in AI

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President Trump said in his remarks at the United Nations General Assembly that the U.S. would "only encourage superintelligence" when it comes to AI development, a notable declaration as warnings about the potential catastrophic consequences of the technology have spread.

Trump Says US Rejects Any Scheme to Control AI

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President Donald Trump says the US rejects “any attempt to construct a globalist scheme” to control artificial intelligence, adding that the US will monitor AI closely but not stifle its growth. Trump also says the government will now refer to AI as "super intelligence." He speaks before the United Nations General Assembly. (Source: Bloomberg)

Trump failing to block China’s access to American AI technology, say senior Senate Democrats

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A group of Senate Democrats on Tuesday said President Trump is failing to block China from accessing sensitive American technology to accelerate its development of artificial intelligence, ahead of the Chinese leader's state visit to Washington this week. Trump must close loopholes that China has used to subvert U.S. export bans on sensitive American technology,...

Trump backs ban on diesel exports

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President Trump said during a Tuesday press interview alongside Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky that he has also 'called for' a ban on U.S. diesel exports, joining other conservative voices who endorse the policy. Why it matters: Trump's endorsement marks a shift for an administration that has resisted calls to restrict fuel exports, as record diesel prices squeeze farmers and truckers and

Trump to UN: Whoever wins AI, wins

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President Trump continued his push for rapid AI development Tuesday in remarks before the United Nations General Assembly. Global affairs analyst Jonathan Wachtel joined CBS News to discuss.

Trump’s repeated threats to ‘wipe out’ Iran are normalizing mass violence | Mohamad Bazzi

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With Trump threatening to “annihilate” Iran in his UN speech today, here's my recent @us.theguardian.com column on how Gaza paved the way for Trump’s repeated threats to wipe out Iran and its civilization www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... The president’s latest warning barely registered, written off as typical behavior. But the threats have real-world consequences

The Realistic Picture of AI Apocalypse: Three Scenarios Including Water Attacks

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The Realistic Picture of AI Apocalypse: Three Scenarios Including Water Attacks #AI #AIsafety #Anthropic https://singulism.com/en/2026-09-18-ai-apocalypse-scenarios-safety-debate/ Wired examines three AI catastrophe scenarios, covering water intrusions, bioweapons, autonomous machines, and the slowdown debate.

Trump calls AI warnings a 'hoax,' says high IQ president only guardrail needed

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Oh, early morning laugh much needed. All we need to deal with Ai is a "high IQ" president and the US has one "in spades." Thanks DJT for the belly laugh over breakfast :-) www.cbc.ca/player/play/... U.S. President Donald Trump continued to dismiss recent AI safety warnings on Truth Social, calling them 'a hoax' by 'Radical Left Dumocrats.' Trump also said the only guardrail needed is a 'STRONG AN.

Trump to meet China’s Xi as Congress mulls bill banning artificial superintelligence – US politics live

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Congress has so far done little to rein in the AI industry even as some of its most prominent leaders warn about potentially catastrophic risks Sign up for US Breaking News emails Hello and welcome to the US politics live blog. Donald Trump will meet with the Chinese president Xi Jinping later today, ahead of a three-day visit that will undoubtedly see artificial intelligence (AI) high on the agen

GOP scrambles to slow the bleeding as voters in Trump states revolt

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Since August 1, more than $110 million in ad bookings have gone toward Republican-held districts so red that Trump won them by double digits. www.alternet.org/trump-midter... According to many polls, Democratic candidates are performing surprisingly well in states that Donald Trump won in 2024 — including Texas, Iowa, Kansas, Alaska and Ohio.

'Need the world to wake up': AI 'Godfather's' stark warning after Trump's speech

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23/9 2026 #AIpioneer #YoshuaBengio pushes back against #tRump's #rejection of #guardrails www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09... Donald Trump may not be keen on implementing AI guardrails but one of the 'Godfathers of AI' Yoshua Bengio is siding with nations who want to slow the acceleration of the technology.

AI leaders warn U.N. as experts dispute extinction risks

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On Sept. 23, OpenAI chief Sam Altman, Anthropic chief Dario Amodei and Hugging Face co-founder Clément Delangue briefed the U.N. Security Council on risks posed by increasingly capable AI systems. Amodei said poor management could threaten humanity; Altman said democratic processes and international cooperation should shape decisions [dw.com#1][lifo.gr#1][digi.no#1]. The warnings drew sharp disagr

AI leaders seek U.N. safeguards as U.S. resists oversight

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Executives from OpenAI, Anthropic and Hugging Face told the U.N. Security Council on Sept. 23 that increasingly capable AI systems could pose risks if humans lose control of their development and use. Anthropic chief Dario Amodei said poorly managed AI could threaten humanity, while OpenAI chief Sam Altman called for international cooperation and safeguards. France convened the 15-member council s

Schumer, Senate Democrats push for stricter rules on AI chip sales ahead of Xi visit

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Top Senate Democrats are pushing for Congress to pass a trio of bills cracking down on AI chip sales to China as President Trump prepares to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Andy Kim (D-N.J.) and Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) argued Wednesday that the U.S....

Exclusive: Thune believes Trump is willing to listen on AI guardrails despite public defiance

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Senate Majority Leader John Thune says President Trump is "not really dug in" against guardrails for AI , despite Trump's public campaign against restricting the technology. Why it matters: Thune told Axios he spoke privately with Trump as the AI issue was getting "pretty hot" a few weeks ago and believes some of Trump's strong pushback is against public "paranoia and noise around the subject." Th

(S+) Trump-Flüsterer Jensen Huang: Alle reden vom Weltuntergang durch KI. Er nicht

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Everyone is talking about the end of the world through AI. He doesn't Jensen Huang runs Nvidia, the most valuable company in the world. He doesn't think anything of AI horror scenarios - so he has become an important ally of Donald Trump. But there is more to it behind the Bromance. 1/ Jensen Huang leitet Nvidia, das wertvollste Unternehmen der Welt. Von KI-Horrorszenarien hält er nichts – so ist

Trump IRA

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@whitehouse-47.bsky.social WTF is the deal with your new con job at TrumpIRA.gov??? What are you trying to pull now? Discover TrumpIRA.gov: President Trump's initiative for easy access to high-quality, low-cost IRAs. Get up to $1,000 in federal Saver’s Match contributions and build your retirement savings—especially...

Trump and Xi meet as AI rivalry reshapes global power dynamics

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📰 **AI superpower ambitions take centre stage as Trump and Xi meet** The US and China are vying for AI supremacy while seeking to keep it under human control. 📰 Source: BBC News 🔗 Link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c6gqdgg8w59xo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss #AI #ArtificialIntelligence The US and China are vying for AI supremacy while seeking to keep it under human control.

AI superpower ambitions take centre stage as Trump and Xi meet

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AI superpower ambitions take centre stage as Trump and Xi meet ->BBC News | More on "US-China AI competition race" at BigEarthData.ai | #AI "Whoever wins AI, WINS!" US President Donald Trump has been blunt about his AI ambitions, as well as about who he considers the US's main rival to be: China. His Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, has not said anything so forthright - but it seems he holds a sim

'I am sorry, I cannot answer that': How China's AI chatbots protect the ruling party

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'I am sorry, I cannot answer that': How China's AI chatbots protect the ruling party ->The Christian Science Monitor | More on "China's AI chatbots and censorship" at BigEarthData.ai | #AI #Chatbot As Chinese leader Xi Jinping prepares to discuss artificial intelligence safeguards with U.S. President Donald Trump this week, Mr. Xi has made one thing clear. For Beijing, the risk posed by AI is poli

China’s top priority should be wages, not AI

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“Whoever wins with AI wins,” US President Donald Trump has declared, dismissing warnings about the risks of developing artificial intelligence too rapidly and citing rivalry with China. The technological competition is real. China has reason to fear becoming dependent on America for advanced chips and AI technology, particularly as Washington has repeatedly restricted its access to cutting-edge se

Ongoing Efforts to Create Powerful AI a ‘Race Where Everyone Loses’, UN Expert Tells Security Council, as Members, Tech Leaders Debate Governance Issues

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The rapid development of artificial intelligence (AI) technology presents great possibilities alongside potentially catastrophic risks that must be managed, the Security Council heard today, as both world leaders and industry executives weighed in as the organ considered the intersection between AI and international security a year after it held an open debate on the subject.

AI leaders urge UN safeguards as Trump rejects rules

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OpenAI chief Sam Altman, Anthropic chief Dario Amodei and Hugging Face co-founder Clément Delangue addressed the U.N. Security Council in New York on Sept. 23, urging governments to establish safeguards and coordinate internationally as AI systems become more capable. France convened the meeting during the U.N. General Assembly. It focused on preventing the loss of human control and the concentrat

Trump Stupidity and Recklessness vs Superintelligence | Common Dreams

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Trump Stupidity and Recklessness vs Superintelligence #Trump #SleepyTrump #SleepyDon #LoserTrump #DumoTrump #HumptyTrumpty #TrumptyDumpty #DozyDon #CrybabyTrump #DonoldDump #8647🖕🏿#PoopyPants #NatalieHarp #Corruption #MelaniaTrump #BoneSpursTrump #Nazi ​Trump calls for the unrestricted development of AI and labels critics of it as “sick.” He himself, however, has not even begun to understand the

How to Choose the Best AI Strategy for Your Company: A Practical Decision Framework

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GPT-6 Sol and GPT-6 Luna show how quickly enterprise AI choices are expanding, with different capability levels and lower costs. For businesses, the challenge is no longer simply finding a powerful AI model. www.pal.tech/technology/h... Build a successful AI strategy with proven guidance on AI readiness, governance, use case prioritization, and maximizing business ROI.

Trump’s bizarre social media blitz leaves world guessing ahead of UN address

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So, on the world stage he comes out with “radical left dumocrats”. That’s supposed the pinnacle of professional American political comment from a president. Dear god please preserve us from toxic wilful ignorance. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s... President has been posting on Washington arch, AI and his ‘25 top achievements’ – the chances of an uplifting speech appear slim

Inside China's mind on AI

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China is waging a much different war for AI supremacy than the U.S. Why it matters: China is obsessed with state control and adoption. Chinese officials are laser-focused on deep, widespread AI domestic use they can monitor and steer at every level of their economy. By contrast, America is obsessed with developing superior AI faster. Period. The U.S. thinking: The nation first to true super-intell

Senate Republican: Iranian leaders 'part of a colony of reptiles' that also includes China, Russia, North Korea

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Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) on Wednesday accused Iran's leaders of being "part of a colony of reptiles," grouping them with other U.S. adversaries. Kennedy was responding to Fox News's Will Cain on his eponymous show when asked about President Trump attending the United Nations General Assembly in New York City. Trump was part of a...

AI Evaluators Raise Ideological Bias Concern for Trump, Industry

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Groups that perform the niche work of assessing artificial intelligence models have suddenly found themselves at the center of a global debate over safety that could shape the pace of AI innovation and the direction of financial markets.

The Biggest AI Adoption RIsk

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Former Instacart President and current Beacon CEO Nilam Ganenthiran says the biggest obstacle to AI adoption is trust. He explains why AI is “arming both the good guys and bad guys,” how safety fears are holding back the real economy, and why Beacon is building what he calls an “AI-native Berkshire Hathaway.” (Source: Bloomberg)

Okay, Trumps Leute haben es wohl tatsächlich geschafft ihn von 'American Intelligence' abzubringen. # Trump # AI # superintelligence https://www. heise.de/news/Donald-Trump-Kue nstliche-Intelligenz-he

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Okay, Trumps Leute haben es wohl tatsächlich geschafft ihn von 'American Intelligence' abzubringen. # Trump # AI # superintelligence https://www. heise.de/news/Donald-Trump-Kue nstliche-Intelligenz-heisst-jetzt-Superintelligenz-11462538.html

AI Emerges as a Flashpoint in Trump-Xi Talks

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The US-China AI race is emerging as a key issue surrounding talks between President Donald Trump and Xi Jinping, as Chinese open-weight models close the gap with leading US systems. Rhodium Group’s Reva Goujon discusses tensions over AI safety and export controls, divisions within the Trump administration over potential guardrails, and how technology restrictions, critical minerals and Taiwan fact

AI Takes Center Stage From Oracle to the White House

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Bloomberg’s Ed Ludlow breaks down Oracle's latest move to protect itself from mounting costs on a massive New Mexico data center facing regulatory setbacks and local opposition. Plus, Meta comes out with a new palm-sized device for using its popular new AI assistant, Muse; and all eyes are on President Trump and China's President Xi Jinping as they meet in the White House and discuss AI. (Source:

US, China Relationship 'Too Big to Fail,' Says Sen. Steve Daines

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Republican Senator from Montana Steve Daines said that he views the relationship between the US and China as 'too big to fail,' and says that he is appreciative of the President Trump's respectful approach to the relationship as conversations between the two leaders take place behind closed doors in Washington. Daines also discussed AI regulation and said he wants the US to have thoughtful, but fa

Trump Welcomes Xi With AI Concerns at Forefront

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Yields on the US’s longest-dated bonds climbed to the highest level in more than two decades, the latest milestone in a global selloff driven by inflation fears and concern about government debt burdens. We discuss with Bloomberg Intelligence's Ira Jersey. Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping addressed their intense competition over artificial intelligence on Thursday during a summit aimed at ke

Trump and Xi meet as US and China battle for AI supremacy

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El 24 de septiembre de 2026, el presidente estadounidense Donald Trump y el líder chino Xi Jinping se reunieron en la Casa Blanca en una cumbre de alta ingeniería geopolítica. twuai.com/search/MP3tg... At the pinnacle of super power: Donald Trump welcomed China’s President Xi Jinping at the White House, with everything from war, the global economy to AI on the agenda - and with those, possibly the

Bloomberg Businessweek Daily: US-China AI Arms Race (Podcast)

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Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping addressed their intense competition over artificial intelligence on Thursday during a summit aimed at keeping ties between the world’s largest economies on track. How the leaders are handling AI is one of the key questions looming over the state visit, with the US president arguing for unfettered development to keep his nation’s edge. China, meanwhile, has cr

AI must stay 'under human control', Xi tells Trump

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Mr Xi said that Washington and Beijing had a responsibility to "develop and manage AI for good". "And ensure that the development of AI is always under human control," he added. The three-day summit is likely to be more about spectacle than substance despite Donald Trump saying he would be discussing "pressing" issues, including AI.

🤖 BUILD // AI Watch — 2026-09-25 Alibaba rolls out new AI chips and bigger models while Trump muses about rebranding AI as 'superintelligence' at the UN—one of these is actual engineering news.” 🔗 h

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🤖 BUILD // AI Watch — 2026-09-25 Alibaba rolls out new AI chips and bigger models while Trump muses about rebranding AI as 'superintelligence' at the UN—one of these is actual engineering news.” 🔗 https://www. facebook.com/ABCNews/posts/chi nas-alibaba-unveiled-new-artificial-intelligence-chip-technologies-and-plans-/1535735908413284/ # AI # ArtificialIntelligence # MachineLearning

Albanese calls for AI safeguards at UN, breaking with Trump

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Prime Minister Albanese urged world leaders to impose AI safeguards at the UN, contrasting with US President Trump's rejection of similar calls. insnip.com #auspol Still open: What did the Open AI agent access on the Medicare statistics website?

'So pathetic': Finger-wagging Trump aide torched for correcting anchor over new term

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#ACHTUNG ! #tRUMP Aide (& ACTUAL #NAZI ) #SebastianGORKA scolded a #NewsMAX reporter for using the #VERBOTEN term " #AI ". #ORANGEHITLER has decreed that it is now " #SUPERIntelligence " ( just like, allegedly, the #ORANGEFUHRER himself). www.rawstory.com/trump-ai-267... Top White House aide Sebastian Gorka sparked online ire and mockery after he wagged his finger at a Newsmax anchor for using the

In Trump's presence, Xi says US, China must ensure human control of AI

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US President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping met at the White House to discuss cooperation, AI governance, and extend a trade truce. Xi emphasized the need for human control over artificial intelligence. #AIgovernance #News US President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping met at the White House to discuss cooperation, A...

AI Regulation Was Coming. Then Trump Killed It.

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After a flood of tech industry cash, President Donald Trump killed a requirement that AI giants disclose their riskiest experiments to national security officials. Now lawmakers are scrambling to catch up. www.levernews.com/ai-regulatio... After a flood of tech industry cash, President Donald Trump killed a requirement that AI giants disclose their riskiest experiments to national security officia

In a US-China world, Asean must do more than avoid choosing sides

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The good news is, when US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping met in Washington this week, neither chose confrontation. Amid the high pomp and ceremony, what China has called “constructive strategic stability” continues. Even an uneasy truce in great power relations can be useful. Both recognise the considerable incentive to prevent their economic rivalry from spiralling out of

Anthropic Goes Big on Compute, Microsoft Rethinks AI

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Bloomberg’s Tim Stenovec breaks down Anthropic's $11.6 billion contract with Akamai for AI computing power, the largest deal in Akamai's history. Plus, President Donald Trump calls his meeting with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping "very productive" with little to show for it. And, Microsoft steps back from the race to build a personal chatbot by instead merging the consumer and workplace version

Inside Trump's "super intelligence" naming problem

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President Trump is pushing world leaders and U.S. agencies to rename AI "super intelligence." Why it matters: "Superintelligence" already has a distinct meaning in AI — and is fueling debates over whether the most advanced systems should be slowed or stopped. The big picture: Superintelligence — broadly, AI that surpasses human cognition — has become both an industry ambition and the focus of effo

Xi acknowledges risks of AI even as Trump dismisses them

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“Chinese officials have publicly acknowledged the need to regulate artificial intelligence in recent months.” www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2... Trump has dismissed the idea of an international agreement on AI, but his Chinese counterpart on Thursday said both countries must “manage AI for good.”

Schumer: Trump "most corrupt president in all of American history"

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Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer released a report alleging President Trump engaged in corruption with the oil and gas industry, asking executives for $1 billion in campaign donations. Schumer called Trump "the most corrupt president in all of American history." #politics #News Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer released a report alleging President Trump engaged in corruptio...

US and China Seek Common Ground on AI

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Bloomberg News Chief North Asia Correspondent Stephen Engle and ABC News State Department reporter Shannon Kingston tell Bloomberg This Weekend that President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping’s summit highlighted efforts to establish dialogue on AI while building trust between the two countries. Speaking with hosts David Gura and Christina Ruffini, Engle and Kingston examine the signi

After 'big talk' with Xi on 'Super Intelligence', Trump shuts door on joint AI push

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Donald Trump and Xi Jinping recently convened to explore the concept of super intelligence, albeit ruling out collaborative AI efforts. Trump asserted that the US is at the forefront of AI development, striving to sustain its competitive edge. They both recognized the significance of the term super intelligence in discussions of emerging technologies and initiated a bilateral communication line fo

Trump Nixes Iran Truce, Posts 'Trump Strait' Graphic - NewsBreak

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What a stupid MF. H doesn't want to end the war. He is NOT a great negotiator. He is a loser and child rapist. (This content was created with the help of AI.) President Trump has brushed off a weeklong pause in fighting with Iran and is telling aides to anticipate a

Prevent AI Failures: Practical Safety Controls, Standards Mapping, and Governance for Enterprise AI

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Operational security gaps endanger AI systems. A breach involving Hugging Face underscores the need for basic egress controls and monitoring to prevent AI system attacks. Without these, ordinary security measures could have limited the breach's impact. As AI governance… Read more on Kimbodo: What Happened Recent incidents and commentary highlight two complementary failures: operational security ga

China Gives Trump Administration a Thumbs Up on AI-Renaming — But Has No Plans to Play Along

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Trump’s plan to rebrand artificial intelligence as “super intelligence”? China’s foreign ministry announced on Saturday it “respects” Trump’s name change — but that its country has no plans to start using the term. www.mediaite.com/politics/chi... China's foreign ministry announced on Saturday it "respects" Trump's name change — but that its country has no plans to start using the term.

Amid many thorny issues with China, Trump pushes to rename AI as superintelligence

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US President Donald Trump is pushing for a rebrand of artificial intelligence (AI) — and looking to get the world’s other AI superpower, China, on board. All US government documents, and “hopefully the world’s”, will use the term “superintelligence”, or SI, to refer to the fast-evolving technology, Trump said at the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday. The same day, the US State Department

US-China tariff cuts extend to $42 billion as AI governance tensions rise

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US-China tariff cuts extend to $42 billion as AI governance tensions rise https://marthio.com/a/us-china-tariff-cuts-extend-to-42-billion-as-ai-governance-tensions-ri #MergersAndAcquisitions #Business #UsChinaTrade #ArtificialIntelligence President Trump and President Xi Jinping agreed to reduce tariffs on US goods worth $42 billion during a recent state visit. Meanwhile, tech leaders including Bi

I was reading the message from Casey Newton about stopping Hard Fork and going all in on AI in a new podcast. One thing he mentioned is that he stood up Hard Fork to focus on crypto currencies. But wi

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I was reading the message from Casey Newton about stopping Hard Fork and going all in on AI in a new podcast. One thing he mentioned is that he stood up Hard Fork to focus on crypto currencies. But within a really short time, NFTs and all that rot faded away and they started talking about AI. They kept the name, but it was AI focused. I remember he said something about how unfortunate it was to ge

Trump seeks AI dominance over China after warm meeting with Xi

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Firefox just unveiled the only AI setting every browser needs www.foxnews.com/live-news/ai... President Donald Trump said the U.S. is not easing its pursuit of AI supremacy, even after agreeing with Chinese President Xi Jinping to establish a two-way communication channel for AI-related incide...

Hillary Clinton: Trump is an ‘illegitimate president’

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Reminder, that business with Biden then next Trump would never have happened if the 2016 had not been stolen and Trump was made an illegitimate president. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/hil... Clinton compared her 2016 election loss to “applying for a job and getting 66 million letters of recommendation and losing to a corrupt human tornado.”

AI CEOs Being Totally Insane for 3 Minutes

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My beef with AI concerns the folks behind it. The stewards would be happier and would make the rest of us more content if they stayed exclusively in rooms that are the correct shade of rubber. youtube.com/shorts/He0wE... YouTube video by Zeteo

AI Breaches Add to Safety Fears as Trump Meets Anthropic Chief

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Global anxiety over artificial intelligence risks has intensified following fresh disclosures about a far wider range of breaches by advanced AI models, setting the stage for a high-stakes meeting between Anthropic PBC Chief Executive Officer Dario Amodei and President Donald Trump.

‘That’s so AI!’ What gen Alpha’s biggest insult tells us | Young people | The Guardian Gen Alpha uses 'That’s AI' to label anything fake or low-quality as 'artificial,' turning AI into a catch-all ins

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‘That’s so AI!’ What gen Alpha’s biggest insult tells us | Young people | The Guardian Gen Alpha uses 'That’s AI' to label anything fake or low-quality as 'artificial,' turning AI into a catch-all insult for inauthenticity. The phrase signals a broad skepticism about AI’s value and potential, rather than seeing it as a savior. https://www. theguardian.com/society/2026/s ep/24/thats-so-ai-what-gen-

Trump rejects AI regulation, prioritizes U.S. lead over China

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President Donald Trump said the United States should not slow artificial intelligence development, arguing that new rules could help China close a lead he estimated at between one year and 18 months. He dismissed concerns about AI systems acting beyond their intended limits and pointed to trillions of dollars' worth of facilities being built for the industry. Trump confirmed plans for a Sunday din

RE: https://mastodon.social/@lobsters/117348316997310623 "There is no worthwhile career in AI-anything. Simple as that. The AI industry is designed to dehumanise and commoditise labour. Everyone who h

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RE: https://mastodon.social/@lobsters/117348316997310623 "There is no worthwhile career in AI-anything. Simple as that. The AI industry is designed to dehumanise and commoditise labour. Everyone who has dedicated their life to token servitude has become a dull fungible meat proxy."

The Trump administration moved quickly to open Venezuela’s gold industry to U.S.-linked companies after Maduro was removed from power, arguing that the deals would redirect gold away from criminals an

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The Trump administration moved quickly to open Venezuela’s gold industry to U.S.-linked companies after Maduro was removed from power, arguing that the deals would redirect gold away from criminals and U.S. adversaries. But a New York Times investigation found that hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of Venezuelan gold is now sitting in U.S. warehouses because refiners are unwilling to certify

How Trump is taking on AI as concerns about rogue agents explode

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President Trump is meeting with the heads of AI giants as the global concern about rogue models lingers. This comes as more details emerge about OpenAI agents apparently scanning the United Nations website thousands of times. CBS News' Weijia Jiang reports, and The Verge's Terrence O'Brien joins with more on his reporting.

In the US-China AI race, the real fight is keeping humans in control

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The US-China AI competition faces a dilemma. Both countries see artificial intelligence as a source of economic, scientific and strategic power, so neither has much incentive to slow down. Yet the more capable and autonomous AI becomes, the more important the question of human control. Last week’s summit between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping brought that tension into t

President Trump Calls on Congress to Save College Sports

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President Donald J. Trump is calling on Congress to pass the Protect College Sports Act and bring clarity, stability, and accountability back to college athletics. Just this weekend, President Trump was at Neyland Stadium for the blockbuster Texas–Tennessee college football game where the crowd erupted in celebration of his attendance. President Trump has tremendous respect […] The post President

US-China AI Race: Five Key Flashpoints Explained

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Both the US and China see artificial intelligence as the new focal point of their economic rivalry. US President Donald Trump declared on Sept. 13 that “whoever wins AI, wins.” The question is whether the two nations can put aside their disagreements and cooperate in building a safe and sustainable AI environment. For now, neither trusts the other’s motives, and neither wants to slow down.