AI Briefing: Trump calls it a hoax, Sam Altman calls it the apocalypse - both are wrong
The AI debate is swinging between panic and downplaying. A look at a real case shows what danger already exists - and who benefits from the fear of super AI.
Leaders of major AI companies, including Dario Amodei of Anthropic and Sam Altman of OpenAI, are warning of the catastrophic consequences of their technology. Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump has dismissed these warnings as a "hoax", and many AI researchers agree with him. Both sides have valid points, as AI has become extremely powerful and poses current risks, but critics also suspect that the warnings are motivated by the economic interests of AI firms.
Anthropic and OpenAI are planning to go public with valuations of over $1 trillion each. Trump's comments come ahead of a meeting with China's leader Xi Jinping at the White House.
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