Trump defends US AI development against alleged conspiracies and warns that only China benefits

Donald Trump's position

If the United States slows down, "the only country to rejoice is China. Whoever wins the AI challenge, wins everything. We are ahead of China and everyone else, and we will continue to be so", wrote the tycoon on his social network Truth. “Conspiracy theorists, subversives, traitors and leakers: be on your guard,” the president warned. "The only control or 'bank' that AI needs is a strong and intelligent president (with an IQ), and the United States has one, indeed. The Trump administration has prevented certain AI 'characters' from carrying out harmful or potentially harmful actions - such as Dario (of Anthropic!), who now pretends to be a "perfect little angel" - and we will continue to do so", he added, referring to the number one of Anthropic, the startup protagonist in the last months of litigation with the Pentagon. “We already have enormous sanctioning and regulatory powers over these companies. There is a sick conspiracy against AI and data centers, and the only country to rejoice in it is China,” he highlighted.

In recent days the tycoon had expressed his thoughts on the matter: "I believe that there are many negative forces that raise the issue without having any reason, bringing up scenarios that will not occur", said the president referring to the alarms raised by those who work for the sector. Trump has also dismissed calls to regulate or slow the development of AI over fears it could spiral out of control. "We can introduce safeguards, we can do this and that, but I think there are a lot of negative forces raising the issue, bringing up things that aren't going to happen."

Even the President of the Republic, Sergio Mattarella, gave his own relative point of view on the issue: on the occasion of greeting Pope Leo

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The words of Coxon and Amodei

The first to create a stir was Jacob Coxon who last week announced that he was leaving Anthropic, a US startup founded by Diego Amodei, accusing it of minimizing the existential risk that AI represents for humanity. In his words, in which he accused companies of running at breakneck speed without taking the security aspect into consideration, the most alarming part was on the future of artificial intelligence. "The people developing AI sincerely believe that it could kill us all by the end of the decade. This is not a marketing gimmick. Indeed, many high-level executives and researchers will try to use more sensible language in their statements to the press, but I hear the same people expressing fear."

Coxon's step back preceded the words of Dario Amodei, head of Anthropic, who in a long letter issued a warning to his colleagues: "Progress will continue to seem rapid, and we must make wise use of the time we gain." Amodei said AI technology has progressed “drastically faster” in recent months and is now capable of self-improving – a dynamic known as “recursive self-improvement.” “If left unchecked, it could surpass our ability to understand and control these systems, and therefore must be pursued with extreme caution, if it were ever to be done,” he warned.

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