U.S. President Donald Trump labeled the theory that artificial intelligence (AI) could threaten humanity as "a scam." This directly contradicts recent arguments by Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, and Dario Amodei, CEO of Anthropic, who advocated for slowing down AI development. Jensen Huang, CEO of NVIDIA, also echoed President Trump's stance.
On the 14th (local time), during the "All-In Summit" attended by CEO Huang, President Trump called him and said, "Robots will not take over the world, and AI will not dominate the world. All of this is a scam."
President Trump linked AI development and data center investments to the hegemony competition with China. He stated, "Data centers are great. They make people wealthy and states wealthy," emphasizing that "AI is bigger than the internet." He further described AI as "the oil of the next 20 to 25 years," adding, "The winner in AI will be the victor. It is a matter of such importance."
However, he did not completely rule out the possibility of AI risks. President Trump noted, "We need to be somewhat cautious. We must proceed carefully," while clarifying that this does not mean halting the industry. His position is that while potential AI risks should be addressed, development and investment should not be delayed on those grounds.
CEO Huang also agreed with this view. When President Trump said, "These people are playing into China's hands. We will not allow that," CEO Huang responded, "That's right. We will not allow that," adding, "We will ensure that all industries, companies, states, and citizens in the U.S. win in the AI competition."
This contrasts with recent claims by leaders of major AI companies who argue that there is a need to slow down the pace of AI development. CEO Amodei warned that as AI gains the ability to directly create next-generation AI, there is a possibility within the next six to 12 months that groups of AI agents could develop to the point of dominating the entire internet.
CEO Altman also stated that "competitive pressure in the U.S. should not justify recklessness," expressing the view that AI development speed must be adjusted so that capabilities do not outpace safety mechanisms and monitoring systems. He also noted that the U.S. government's role is necessary to establish international AI safety standards.
President Trump's remarks indicate that the debate over AI safety is expanding beyond technical risks into an issue of U.S. industrial policy. If the pace of AI development slows, it could affect not only demand for CPUs (central processing units) and GPUs (graphics processing units) from semiconductor companies like NVIDIA but also investments in large-scale data centers.
As the Trump administration engages in a hegemony competition with China over AI, it is expected to place relatively more weight on industrial expansion than safety regulations, further intensifying domestic debates in the U.S. regarding AI regulation.
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