‘I am the Hoax Buster’: Trump takes on America with seven-post rant promoting AI, data centres

US President Donald Trump has dismissed concerns about the safety of artificial intelligence (AI) as a "hoax". He made the comments in a series of social media posts, comparing warnings about AI to the "Global Warming Scam" and the "RUSSIA, RUSSIA, RUSSIA HOAX". Trump called himself "the Hoax Buster" and claimed that there is a "SICK conspiracy" against AI and data centres, with China being the only beneficiary.

According to MyJoyOnline Ghana and KBC, tech leaders such as Jack Clark, co-founder of AI giant Anthropic, have warned about the risks AI poses to humanity and suggested that a "kill switch" for dangerous AI may be needed. These concerns triggered a selloff in shares of some tech firms on Monday. Trump responded by saying that the only "guardrails" needed for AI is a "strong and smart" president.

Trump's comments come as experts have raised concerns about the rapidly evolving technology, including its potential to deceive humans. According to The Mainichi, tech leaders such as Dario Amodei, Sam Altman, and Elon Musk have called for greater government oversight of AI.

Brief written by urgent.news from The Age, The Sydney Morning Herald, MyJoyOnline Ghana, KBC, The Mainichi — 5 reports on this story. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.