Trump claims AI doomsday warnings are a hoax: "No different from RUSSIA, RUSSIA'

President Donald Trump on Monday dismissed warnings that artificial intelligence could wipe out humanity as a "hoax" in a Truth Social post, arguing that AI regulations would drive industry leaders to "oblivion and bankruptcy." Trump claimed Google is building a data center in Finland because permitting is too difficult in the US, and said the US must keep pushing forward on AI to compete with China, calling AI and data centers "the Greatest Economic Development Engine in History." The comments followed Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei's weekend warning that AI has been "advancing drastically" and his advice that the industry slow down.

Trump claims AI doomsday warnings are a hoax: "No different from RUSSIA, RUSSIA' Washington DC - President Donald Trump https://www.tag24.com/en/news/politics/politicians/donald-trump on Monday doubled down on his dismissal of growing fears that artificial intelligence https://www.tag24.com/en/tech/artificial-intelligence could wipe out humanity. In a Truth Social post https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/117270591511950591 , the president argued that regulations on AI https://www.tag24.com/en/news/politics/politicians/donald-trump/trump-downplays-ai-risks-as-things-that-wont-happen-amid-growing-concerns-3532103 would drive industry leaders to "oblivion and bankruptcy," and argued that claims the technology is taking over the world and destroying humanity are a "hoax." "No different from RUSSIA, RUSSIA, RUSSIA... and all of the other HOAXES and SCAMS that America was forced to endure through the Destructionists' and Deviants' foul play and illegal conduct," he wrote. Trump went on to claim Google is building a data center in Finland because "they are finding permitting too difficult" in the US, and argued the US needs to keep pushing forward with AI to compete with China, which he says is doing "absolutely nothing to stand in the way." "I am not happy about this," he wrote, adding, " AI, and Data Centers https://www.tag24.com/en/news/politics/politicians/donald-trump/trump-claims-communities-resisting-ai-data-centers-want-to-end-up-backwards-and-poor-3528741 , will be the Greatest Economic Development Engine in History - Bigger than Oil, Gold, Diamonds, or even the Internet." The president's comments came after Anthropic chief executive Dario Amodei raised concerns over the weekend about how AI has been "advancing drastically" in recent months, and advised the industry to slow down. There have also been growing concerns among Americans about the construction of data centers in low-income communities across the country, fears the president has sought to dismiss as he has cozied up to tech industry leaders in his second term. Earlier on Monday, Trump told reporters https://www.tag24.com/en/news/politics/politicians/donald-trump/trump-downplays-ai-risks-as-things-that-wont-happen-amid-growing-concerns-3532103 that "negative forces" were "bringing up things that won't happen" regarding AI. Cover photo: BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI / AFP