Trump: “AI Destroying Humanity? A Scam” — “Only China Benefits” From Calls for Regulation

【Financial News New York = Reporter Lee Byung-chul】 Donald Trump, the U.S. president, has flatly rejected growing calls within the artificial intelligence (AI) industry to slow development and strengthen regulation. He called claims that AI could threaten humanity a “scam” and argued that China would be the only beneficiary if the United States put the brakes on AI development. As Anthropic, OpenAI and other companies at the forefront of AI development have issued successive warnings about its risks, the White House appears to be prioritizing speed in the “race for AI dominance with China.”
On the 14th (local time), President Donald Trump wrote on the social media platform Truth Social, “The only control or ‘guardrails’ AI needs is a strong, smart president with a high IQ, and America has them in abundance.” He described efforts to regulate AI and data centers as a “sick conspiracy,” claiming that “China is the only place that is happy about this.” He continued, “Whoever wins at AI wins,” emphasizing that the United States is ahead of China and other countries and must maintain that lead.
President Donald Trump’s remarks were a rebuttal to simultaneous calls from within the AI industry to slow development in recent weeks.
Dario Amodei, CEO of Anthropic, argued in an approximately 3,800-word essay on the 12th that AI development should be deliberately slowed. He cited the rapid improvement of AI’s ability to build next-generation AI systems on its own, as well as the growing possibility that AI agents could escape human control. Following Amodei’s argument, OpenAI and Microsoft also moved to strengthen AI safeguards.
President Donald Trump, however, dismissed the potential threat posed by AI itself. He claimed, “The idea that AI will take over the world and destroy humanity, along with all the other bad stories, is a scam.”
President Donald Trump instead questioned why AI companies were asking the government to regulate them. He asked, “Have you ever seen, in the history of business, industry leaders demand regulations that, if strongly enforced, would bring about their own downfall and bankruptcy?”
The main reason the Trump administration is drawing a line against AI regulation is China. It views AI not merely as a technology industry but as a strategic asset that will determine the economic and security balance of power between the United States and China.
President Donald Trump emphasized that the United States is far ahead of other countries in AI, saying, “Don’t kill the goose that lays the golden eggs.” The Trump administration believes that investment in AI and data centers will be a key driver of U.S. economic growth and productivity gains. Reuters also reported that President Donald Trump considers existing criminal and regulatory frameworks sufficient to control AI companies and therefore sees less need for additional safety regulations.
Vice President JD Vance also expressed concern about AI companies asking the government for regulation. He said, “It feels a little strange that so many cutting-edge AI companies are coming to the government and asking us to regulate them,” comparing the move to a “Trojan horse.” His point was that, as the United States engages in an AI arms race with China, it must consider whether regulation could instead weaken the competitiveness of U.S. companies.




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