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Trump Dismisses AI Danger Warnings and Promises Continued Growth

Trump Dismisses AI Danger Warnings and Promises Continued Growth
Trump is in denial about AI’s danger · livemint.com

Donald Trump said artificial intelligence can create challenges but rejected many warnings about its dangers.

He called some people who warn about AI conspiracists and fear mongers.

Trump compared them with people who predicted that global warming would cause widespread deaths within 12 years.

He said those predicted deaths did not happen.

He also connected these critics with claims about the Russia hoax and open borders.

Trump said warnings about robots attacking people and AI causing total disaster should not stop its development.

He believes AI could become more important than the Industrial Revolution.

Because of this, he wants to support AI growth instead of tightly limiting it.

Key facts

Trump’s position
He wants to encourage AI development rather than rein it in.
Description of critics
Trump called people warning about AI dangers conspiracists and fear mongers.
AI’s potential
Trump said AI could become bigger than the Industrial Revolution.
Warnings cited
Critics have warned that AI could cause a total disaster or that robots could attack people.
Other issues mentioned
Trump linked the critics to the Russia hoax and open borders.

Quotes

Donald Trump

U.S. president commenting on critics of artificial intelligence

“the very same people who said we’ll all be dead in 12 years because of global warming . . . and nobody was dead. These are the same people that are now saying that AI is going to kill us all, that robots are going to attack us, and that everything is going to be a total disaster.”
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“We’re going to keep it very, very straight and very strong, and I’m not going to stifle growth of something that will be bigger than the Industrial Revolution. . . . We’re going to encourage it, not rein it in.”
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