Is Trump’s AI obsession walking the world into disaster? – podcast

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Freedland, P. b. J., Rogers, p. b. J., & Ebtehaj, N. S. t. e. p. i. M. (2026, September 18). Is Trump’s AI obsession walking the world into disaster? – podcast. The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/politics/audio/2026/sep/18/is-trumps-ai-obsession-walking-the-world-into-disaster-podcast

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Jonathan Freedland discusses on The Guardian's Politics Weekly YouTube channel whether President Trump’s enthusiasm for artificial intelligence could lead to global risks. Tech leaders advocate for stricter regulations and government oversight on AI development, but Trump dismisses these concerns as a hoax. In conversation with Guardian US tech editor Blake Montgomery, Freedland explores the reasons behind Trump's support of the AI industry despite warnings about potential dangers.

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Tech executives are urging the US government to slow down development in artificial intelligence (AI) and introduce formal regulations. However, President Trump, seemingly unbothered by warnings of potential risks from AI, dismisses these concerns as a 'hoax'. The Guardian's Jonathan Freedland discusses this with Blake Montgomery, the US tech editor for The Guardian, exploring why Trump remains supportive of the AI industry despite growing apprehensions about its future impacts.

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- Watch Jonathan Freedland on our new Politics Weekly YouTube channel - Send your questions and feedback to politicsweeklyamerica@theguardian.com - Listen to the latest season of Black Box Is Trump’s AI obsession walking the world into disaster? – podcast Tech bosses have called for a slowdown in artificial intelligence and the creation of formal guardrails from the US government. asserted

bosses → watch → government

But why is President Trump unmoved by the doomsday predictions, dismissing them as a ‘hoax’? asserted

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What lies behind his embrace of the AI industry? asserted

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