Trump dismisses AI safety fears

President Trump calls artificial intelligence doomsday warnings a hoax and says American tech must innovate faster to beat China.

Nearly twenty tech titans gather

Trump hosts a White House lunch on Tuesday with Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, Satya Nadella, Jensen Huang and other major AI leaders.

Speaker Johnson backs Trump's stance

Speaker Mike Johnson, a close Trump ally, will attend and has said Washington should not heavily regulate AI companies.

Tech leaders warn of dangers

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei and OpenAI President Sam Altman have recently sounded alarms about AI risks and called for greater oversight.

Trump frames AI as existential race

At the UN last week, Trump said whoever wins super intelligence wins, and America is leading China by a lot.

“Whoever wins AI, whoever wins super intelligence, wins. That's the group that wins, and we're leading now over China by a lot.”

Trump warns regulation stifles growth

Trump says he will not stifle growth in something bigger than the Industrial Revolution or the internet itself.

“I'm not going to stifle growth of something that will be bigger than the Industrial Revolution.”

Johnson rejects regulation approach

Johnson said on Fox Business that existing product liability laws and federal regulations already apply to AI companies.

“We do not need a moratorium. We do not need to jump in and hyperregulate this, because we'll lose the race to China.”

Trump unveils America.gov portal

Before the lunch, Trump launched America.gov, an AI-powered website designed to help Americans navigate federal services in one place.

Congress shows no urgency on AI bills

The GOP-controlled Congress has introduced dozens of AI bills but shows no rush to act before the November third midterm elections.