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Geoeconomics: We are leaving the world's most dangerous technology to private labs

As AI skepticism becomes mainstream, US President Donald Trump and the US tech elite are opposed to any effective controls. A guest post.

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Geoeconomics: We are leaving the world's most dangerous technology to private labs

US President Donald Trump opposes stricter regulation of private US labs developing AI models, saying a strong and intelligent president is all that's needed. He described concerns about AI as a "sick conspiracy" against the technology and data centers. This stance goes against a majority in the US, where skepticism about AI has become mainstream. Leading AI lab representatives have estimated a 10% or higher chance of superintelligent models posing an existential threat to humanity.

Written by urgent.news from Handelsblatt's report — not a translation of it. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.

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