Trump brushes off AI doom predictions as ‘things that won’t happen,’ says US must push ahead: ‘Whoever wins AI, wins.’

President Trump said at his golf course in Doonbeg, Ireland, on Sunday that AI doomsday predictions are "things that won't happen" and that the US must push ahead to beat China, adding "whoever wins AI wins." Trump's remarks followed the resignation of Anthropic safety researchers Joe Benton and Jacob Coxon and calls for a slowdown in AI development from Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, backed by xAI's Elon Musk and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman.

Tech https://nypost.com/tech/ Trump brushes off AI doom predictions as ‘things that won’t happen,’ says US must push ahead: ‘Whoever wins AI, wins.’ See more of our coverage in your search results. Add The New York Post on Google https://www.google.com/preferences/source?q=nypost.com President Trump brushed aside artificial intelligence doomsayers https://nypost.com/2026/09/12/us-news/ai-ceos-demand-the-industry-slow-the-pace-of-advancements/ Sunday as “things that won’t happen” and downplayed the need for more regulation — saying that beating China was the most important goal in the AI race. Trump, at his golf course in Doonbeg, Ireland, contended that the apocalyptic predictions of what AI can do are overblown and underscored that his priority is to ensure the US remains the leader in cutting-edge technology. “We’re leading China in AI. We’re the most sophisticated country in the world, and frankly, I want to keep it that way because whoever wins AI wins,” Trump told reporters in Doonbeg. “And we can put guardrails; we can do this and that,” he added. “But I think you have a lot of negative voices that are bringing it up that shouldn’t be bringing it up, and they’re bringing up things that won’t happen.” The president’s comments come after Anthropic safety researchers Joe Benton and Jacob Coxon quit in protest, issuing a dramatic warning about where the scramble to advance AI was heading. Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei then called for a slowdown in AI development, which was backed by xAI boss Elon Musk and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman https://nypost.com/2026/09/11/business/openai-ceo-sam-altman-says-hes-open-to-slowing-ai-as-safety-risks-mount-report/ . This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.