{"slug": "trump-worries-ai-slowdown-could-trigger-crash", "title": "Trump Worries AI Slowdown Could Trigger Crash", "summary": "President Trump dismissed concerns that artificial intelligence could cause mass extinction as a \"HOAX\" and characterized opponents of data centers as people who \"want to end up being backwards and poor,\" according to the New York Times. Trump has also expressed worry that slowing AI development could trigger a market crash, the Times reported.", "body_md": "“President Trump made clear in the past week that he views fears that A.I. could lead to mass extinction as a ‘HOAX,’ and that he sees opponents of data centers as people who ‘want to end up being backwards and poor,'” the New York Times reports. “People who have discussed the subject with Mr. Trump […]", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/trump-worries-ai-slowdown-could-trigger-crash", "canonical_source": "https://politicalwire.com/2026/09/18/trump-worries-ai-slowdown-could-trigger-crash/", "published_at": "2026-09-18 17:18:53+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-09-18 17:53:02.640364+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-policy", "artificial-intelligence"], "entities": ["Donald Trump", "New York Times"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/trump-worries-ai-slowdown-could-trigger-crash", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/trump-worries-ai-slowdown-could-trigger-crash.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/trump-worries-ai-slowdown-could-trigger-crash.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/trump-worries-ai-slowdown-could-trigger-crash.jsonld"}}