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  "id": 7130904,
  "title": "Trump downplays AI risks after dire expert warnings and calls to slow development down",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/trump-downplays-ai-risks-after-dire-expert-warnings-and-calls-to-slow",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-09-13T16:29:27.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "BBC Technology",
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    "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c7v48vp31mdo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "US President Donald Trump has dismissed the potential dangers of artificial intelligence (AI) following a series of stark warnings from experts. During a recent visit to Ireland, Trump claimed that certain individuals are raising concerns about AI for reasons he deems unfounded, suggesting these warnings will not come to fruition. One such warning was issued by a former Anthropic researcher who expressed a strong likelihood of human extinction if the current rate of AI development persists. While top industry leaders and AI researchers have called for a slowdown in AI development, Trump did not explicitly address this notion, instead emphasizing his desire to maintain the United States' lead over China in AI innovation.",
  "summary": "The US President said \"negative forces\" were airing concerns about \"things that won't happen\".",
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        "outlet": "BBC World",
        "title": "Trump downplays AI risks after dire expert warnings and calls to slow development down",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/trump-downplays-ai-risks-after-dire-expert-warnings-and-calls-to-slow-7134844",
        "published": "2026-09-13T16:29:27.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "CityNews",
        "title": "Trump downplays the need to check AI development and says he doesn’t want to cede edge to China",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/trump-downplays-the-need-to-check-ai-development-and-says-he-doesnt-7159774",
        "published": "2026-09-13T17:45:55.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Trump downplays the need to check AI development and says he doesn’t want to cede edge to China",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/trump-downplays-the-need-to-check-ai-development-and-says-he-doesnt",
        "published": "2026-09-13T17:45:55.000Z"
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        "outlet": "PBS NewsHour",
        "title": "Trump downplays the need to check AI development and says he doesn't want to cede edge to China",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/trump-downplays-the-need-to-check-ai-development-and-says-he-doesnt-7194742",
        "published": "2026-09-13T22:08:25.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Economic Times Tech",
        "title": "Trump downplays the need to check AI development and says he doesn't want to cede edge to China",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/trump-downplays-the-need-to-check-ai-development-and-says-he-doesnt",
        "published": "2026-09-14T02:46:27.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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