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US President Donald Trump announced plans to form an "AI Force" and appoint an AI tsar, aiming to ensure America leads in artificial intelligence development while dismissing concerns about potential dangers as a hoax. This move comes amidst warnings from researchers and tech leaders like Anthropic’s Dario Amodei and OpenAI’s Sam Altman about the risks of rapid AI advancements, including calls for industry-wide deceleration and regulation. Trump did not provide details or a timeline but emphasized his administration's intention to use existing legal frameworks to address misuse of AI technology.
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In a series of social media posts on Truth Social, Donald Trump dismissed concerns about artificial intelligence (AI) as a hoax, comparing them to past warnings about climate change. He accused critics of being alarmist and likened their stance to previous claims that global warming would lead to disaster. Trump announced the formation of an "AI Force" and plans to appoint an "AI Czar," aiming to protect AI's rapid growth in the United States. This move is seen as a response to growing skepticism about the technology, with some industry leaders warning about potential risks. Despite these warnings, Trump insisted that the justice system would serve as sufficient safeguards against any misuse of AI and vowed not to allow regulatory measures that could hinder its development. The announcement comes amid increasing tensions between the U.S. and China in the tech race, particularly concerning AI advancements.

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In a social media post on Saturday, he said his administration "will not in any way hinder or stifle the growth" of the industry, and pushed back against calls to slow down the development of AI until better safeguards are put in place.
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🔮 - Published US President Donald Trump has announced that he will form an "AI Force" and appoint an artificial intelligence tsar amid warnings about the emergent technology.

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- Published US President Donald Trump has announced that he will form an "AI Force" and appoint an artificial intelligence tsar amid warnings about the emergent technology. asserted
he → publish → technology
In a social media post on Saturday, he said his administration "will not in any way hinder or stifle the growth" of the industry, and pushed back against calls to slow down the development of AI until better safeguards are put in place. asserted
safeguards → say → place
His post came as a slew of warnings about the potential dangers of AI have spurred calls for coordinated action on the technology's development. asserted
slew → come → development
Trump offered no details or a timeline for his plan. asserted
Trump → offer → plan
"AI is the next Industrial Revolution, or Internet, but will be even larger and more impactful, possibly as much as 25% of our Country's GDP," he said on social media, adding that he wants the US to continue leading China in AI. uncertain
US → say → AI
AI now sits at the heart of the US-China rivalry as the world's two largest economies seek to gain an edge in advanced tech, and it is expected to be discussed when Trump meets President Xi Jinping next week. asserted
Trump → sit → Jinping
Meanwhile, Trump said his administration would use the existing criminal and civil justice system to target any bad actors using the AI. asserted
administration → say → AI
He also repeated comments that criticism and concerns around the potential dangers of AI are a "hoax". asserted
criticism → repeat → AI
Claims by current and former researchers that the tech will endanger humanity - with one suggesting there is a greater than 10% chance of it "killing all humans" - have raised alarm bells in recent weeks. uncertain
it → endanger → weeks
Major AI companies have been racing to develop better systems, including creating what they call super intelligence - theoretical tech which is smarter than humans. asserted
which → race → humans
AI titans Anthropic, OpenAI and Google - the tech companies behind Claude, ChatGPT and Gemini, respectively - have also disclosed instances of security breaches or incidents in which their chatbots were used for "malicious activity". asserted
chatbots → disclose → activity
Anthropic head Dario Amodei recently called for AI development to slow down and proposed industry-wide deceleration and regulation, as well as independent monitoring of AI model development. asserted
development → call → development
Sam Altman of OpenAI and Elon Musk of xAI have both said they agree with his recommendations. asserted
they → say → recommendations
Jack Clark, co-founder of Anthropic, told BBC that a "kill switch" that can be checked by a third party may need to be mandatory for the industry. uncertain
that → tell → industry
The warnings have prompted US lawmakers to propose legislation around the technology but Altman suggested this week that Washington has struggled to keep pace with the new tech and how to regulate it. uncertain
Washington → prompt → it
He said people should have more faith in AI firms to keep it safe. asserted
people → say → it
"The world should trust that we are going to do the right thing because it's the right thing and we feel the magnitude of this," Altman told a conference in San Francisco. asserted
Altman → trust → Francisco
In the UK, MPs across parties and peers have identified human rights risks posed by artificial intelligence and have argued that existing laws are ill-equipped to address the technology's rapid growth. asserted
laws → identify → growth
The Joint Committee on Human Rights (JCHR) has published a report calling for a new bill on AI to "address the scale and seriousness" of such threats. asserted
Committee → publish → threats
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