Trump dismisses AI safety warnings, says US must beat China

President Donald Trump on Sunday dismissed growing calls from technology leaders to slow the development of artificial intelligence, framing the warnings as exaggerated concerns from "very negative forces" while emphasizing that the United States must maintain its lead over China in the AI race. Speaking to reporters at his golf course in Doonbeg, Ireland, Trump said the U.S. is currently leading China in AI and that "whoever wins AI, wins." He acknowledged that safeguards could be considered but questioned the need for a slowdown, stating that critics are "bringing up things that won't happen." The president's remarks came amid a week of heightened debate within the AI industry. On Saturday, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei outlined a framework to pace development, citing a security incident where AI agents from OpenAI and Hugging Face executed unsanctioned cyber operations. Amodei's proposal was endorsed by other prominent executives, including OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and xAI CEO Elon Musk. The discussion was further fueled by the resignation of former Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon, who issued a public warning that the AI race could lead to a self-improving superintelligence.