Trump dismisses AI safety concerns as hoax

Trump, in a series of social media posts, criticised demands for increased regulation and said the only “guardrails” needed for AI was a “strong and smart” president, a Monday BBC report quoted him as saying.

His comments followed a call by Jack Clark, co-founder of AI company Anthropic, for lawmakers to consider making a third-party-verified “kill switch” mandatory for the industry.

Reports quoted Clark as saying that AI laboratories already had different mechanisms for shutting down their systems if they became too dangerous, but lawmakers might need to make such measures compulsory.

The debate has intensified following warnings from technology executives and staffers about potential risks posed by AI to humanity.

The concerns have also contributed to a selloff in technology stocks as investors considered the possible impact of slower AI development.

Meanwhile, UK Business Secretary, Jonathan Reynolds, cautioned against complacency over AI saying there were risks but also tremendous upsides  in areas such as public services, healthcare and the economy.Microsoft AI has also joined growing calls for stronger safeguards, recently discussing limits on the models it is developing under its “humanist AI” approach.