{"slug": "trumps-says-the-u-s-will-only-encourage-superintelligence-in-ai", "title": "Trumps says the U.S. will 'only encourage superintelligence' in AI", "summary": "President Trump said in remarks at the United Nations General Assembly that the United States will \"only encourage superintelligence\" in AI development, a declaration made as warnings about the technology's potential catastrophic consequences have spread. The statement came on Sept. 22, 2026, and follows Trump's earlier characterization of concerns that AI could destroy humanity as a \"hoax.", "body_md": "Trumps says the U.S. will 'only encourage superintelligence' in AI\n\n01:16\n\nUP NEXT\n\nAirports Turn to AI Tools to Help Ease Travel Troubles\n\n02:46\n\nScott Bessent meets with Chinese official on AI safety\n\n01:48\n\nPennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro on AI: 'I don't think we can kick the can down the road'\n\n05:56\n\nWoman sues North Dakota city after she says AI wrongly landed her in jail\n\n03:00\n\nBreaking down the proposals lawmakers are considering to regulate AI\n\n02:08\n\nGov. Shapiro calls for AI regulation without pausing development as safety concerns grow\n\n06:14\n\nHouse passes bill to shield consumers from AI data centers' high energy costs\n\n02:07\n\nKing Charles meets with artificial intelligence leaders over safety risks\n\n02:45\n\nOpenAI Discloses 6 New Incidents of ‘Concerning’ AI Behavior\n\n02:21\n\nA look into the history of AI warnings\n\n08:35\n\nWhistleblower warning fuels new AI concerns\n\n07:57\n\nTrade schools see surge in interest as Gen Z stares down AI impact on white collar jobs\n\n03:44\n\nMichigan town erupts over proposed data center as AI battle reaches campaign trail\n\n04:06\n\nBernie Sanders and Steve Bannon call for more AI regulation\n\n01:46\n\nTodd Blanche discusses Supreme Court and AI during White House press briefing\n\n07:30\n\nTrump calls concerns over A.I. destroying humanity a 'hoax'\n\n02:18\n\nTrump downplays need for guardrails on artificial intelligence\n\n05:21\n\nTop AI chief executives publicly agree on slowing AI development\n\n01:58\n\nHarvard fellow 'deeply concerned' over efforts to build bioweapons after Anthropic report\n\n05:51\n\nNBC News NOW\n\nTrumps says the U.S. will 'only encourage superintelligence' in AI\n\n01:16\n\nCopied\n\nPresident 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. Sept. 22, 2026", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/trumps-says-the-u-s-will-only-encourage-superintelligence-in-ai", "canonical_source": "https://www.nbcnews.com/now/video/trumps-says-the-u-s-will-only-encourage-superintelligence-in-ai-270293573917", "published_at": "2026-09-22 15:36:15+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-09-22 16:26:09.296895+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-policy", "artificial-intelligence", "ai-safety"], "entities": ["Donald Trump", "United Nations General Assembly", "United States"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/trumps-says-the-u-s-will-only-encourage-superintelligence-in-ai", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/trumps-says-the-u-s-will-only-encourage-superintelligence-in-ai.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/trumps-says-the-u-s-will-only-encourage-superintelligence-in-ai.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/trumps-says-the-u-s-will-only-encourage-superintelligence-in-ai.jsonld"}}