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Political and business leaders from the United States and China responded to concerns raised by AI companies about the rapid pace of technological development, with US President Donald Trump dismissing such worries as a hoax during a live panel discussion. A Chinese foreign ministry spokesman also dismissed similar concerns expressed over the weekend as fear-mongering. The Wall Street Journal observed that discussions around AI's potential dangers affected stock prices. Additionally, Gallup reported an increase in American workers' concern about technology taking their jobs, rising by 7 percentage points in the past year.

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President Trump dismissed growing concerns about the potential dangers of artificial intelligence (AI), asserting that there is no need for additional regulation or "guardrails" on AI development. In posts on social media and comments to reporters, he claimed that the United States already has a sufficient safeguard in his presidency, stating, “The only control or ‘guardrails’ that AI needs is a STRONG AND SMART (High IQ!) PRESIDENT.” Trump also accused unnamed forces of exaggerating risks and engaging in a "SICK conspiracy" against AI companies. This stance contrasts with calls from leading scientists and tech CEOs like Dario Amodei from Anthropic and Sam Altman from OpenAI, who advocate for slowing down the pace of AI development due to safety concerns. The disagreement comes as Chinese President Xi Jinping is set to visit Washington on September 24 for an official summit where AI will be a key topic of discussion between the two nations.

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Political and business leaders poured cold water on calls from AI giants to slow the pace of technological development, while the prospects of a US-China detente looked slim.

framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-15

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Political and business leaders back AI · assertive framing

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Political and business leaders poured cold water on calls from AI giants to slow the pace of technological development, while the prospects of a US-China detente looked slim. asserted

prospects → pour → detente

US President Donald Trump called Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang during a live panel discussion to argue that worries about AI’s impact were “all a hoax.” asserted

worries → call → impact

A Chinese foreign ministry spokesman, meanwhile, dismissed remarks by frontier AI labs’ bosses over the weekend as “fear-mongering.” asserted

spokesman → dismiss → mongering

The Wall Street Journal noted dryly that talk of AI’s “potential role in destroying humanity hurt some stocks and helped others.” asserted

talk → note → others

Americans are growing worried, however: Gallup reported that the proportion of US workers who fear technology taking their jobs rose 7 percentage points in the past year. asserted

technology → grow → year