자칭 ‘사기 파괴자’ 트럼프…“AI 위험론은 기후변화 같은 사기극”

President Donald Trump dismissed warnings from the industry about artificial intelligence threatening humanity as a "scam" on May 14, launching a fierce attack on the "slowdown theory." He criticized Silicon Valley and the Trump administration for potentially using regulation to gain market dominance. Meanwhile, the US Congress is seeing a growing demand for strong regulation from both progressive and conservative voices.

Trump, who called himself a "hoax buster," claimed that all the supposed negative stories about artificial intelligence taking over the world and destroying humanity were scams. He pointed to his previous claims about Russian scandals, Ukraine suspicions, and his two impeachments as examples of past "scams" and argued that no company in history has ever demanded regulations that would destroy or bankrupt them.

Trump praised artificial intelligence and data centers as the "largest economic development power in history" and urged against "killing the golden goose." He also joked that he was "genetically" predisposed to understand this issue due to his grandfather's background at MIT. Trump mocked Ana Amadeo, CEO of Anthropic, who is leading the push for stricter regulation, as "a perfect little angel."

Inside the Trump administration, there is strong suspicion that leading AI companies are attempting to "capture" regulation from the government. Critics argue that these companies might be trying to create high barriers to entry for new players. The focus on slowdown theory also raised questions about corporate interests. Despite controversy, Anthropic has high prospects for going public this year, with the potential to boost transparency and safety.

However, some argue that slowing development could reduce high operating costs and improve financial performance, while also making it harder for new entrants to compete. Legislative movements are also intensifying, with Democratic Senators Bernie Sanders and Greg Craig calling for a bipartisan assembly to discuss human-centered AI regulation, including a complete ban on superintelligent AI development and a temporary halt to advanced AI development, with harsh penalties for violations.

Even Republicans, such as Senator Josh Holly, are investigating the hacking of OpenAI's GPT-4 agent by the Trump administration and have called for congressional action.