Self-proclaimed ‘Hoax Buster,’ Trump scoffs at warnings about AI dangers

US President Donald Trump has dismissed fears that artificial intelligence could wipe out humanity, calling them a "hoax". In a series of six social media posts on Monday, Trump, who refers to himself as the "Hoax Buster", rejected global calls to put guardrails around the fast-moving technology.

Trump compared the fears of AI taking control to warnings about climate change and investigations into links to Russia, which he has previously dismissed. According to the New Straits Times, Trump said "I am the Hoax Buster, and I'm right now breaking another Hoax – That AI is going to take over, consume, and destroy the World, and that Robots will be marching into our Cities, and getting rid of us all!"

The pushback from Trump comes amid growing international alarm about AI, which has sent stocks falling. According to the New Straits Times and Free Malaysia Today, Anthropic chief Dario Amodei, OpenAI's Sam Altman, and SpaceXAI's Elon Musk have all called for caution. In response, Trump insisted that the only guardrails necessary were a "STRONG AND SMART (High IQ!) PRESIDENT".

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