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Montgomery, P. b. J. F. w. B., Smiljanic, p. b. N., & Ebtehaj, J. R. t. e. p. i. M. (2026, September 18). Is Trump’s AI obsession walking the world into disaster? | Politics Weekly America. The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/politics/video/2026/sep/18/is-trumps-ai-obsession-walking-the-world-into-disaster-politics-weekly-america

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Jonathan Freedland and Guardian US tech editor Blake Montgomery discuss President Trump's stance on artificial intelligence during an episode of Politics Weekly America. Despite tech executives advocating for a slowdown in AI development and implementing government regulations due to potential risks, Trump dismisses these concerns as a "hoax" and remains supportive of the AI industry.

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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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America Guardian Politics Weekly

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Trump PERSON · 2× America GPE · 1× Blake Montgomery PERSON · 1× Guardian ORG · 1× Jonathan Freedland PERSON · 1× Politics Weekly ORG · 1×

Narrative

America Tech bosses have called for a slowdown in artificial intelligence and formal guardrails to be introduced by the US government.

framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-18

2026-09-18 · The Guardian

Is Trump’s AI obsession walking the world into disaster? | Politics Weekly America · assertive framing

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Is Trump’s AI obsession walking the world into disaster? | asserted

obsession → walk → disaster

America Tech bosses have called for a slowdown in artificial intelligence and formal guardrails to be introduced by the US government. asserted

guardrails → call → government

But President Trump is not moved by the doomsday predictions, calling them a ‘hoax'. asserted

Trump → move → them

Jonathan Freedland and Guardian US tech editor Blake Montgomery discuss asserted

Freedland → discuss → ?