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  "id": 7464202,
  "title": "Trump says AI safety fears a 'hoax' as he rejects calls for greater safeguards",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/trump-says-ai-safety-fears-a-hoax-as-he-rejects-calls-for-greater",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-09-15T03:47:27.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "BBC Technology",
    "slug": "bbc-technology",
    "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cw980n0nd0qjo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "US President Donald Trump dismissed concerns about the safety of artificial intelligence (AI) as a hoax, criticizing calls for stricter regulations on the rapidly advancing technology. Jack Clark, co-founder of AI company Anthropic, suggested that a kill switch, controllable by a third party, might be necessary for the industry. His remarks followed warnings about the risks AI poses to humanity from several executives and staff at leading AI firms, leading to a sell-off in shares of some tech companies on Monday. Trump compared warnings about AI to the Global Warming Scam, perpetrated by Democrats, and called himself the Hoax Buster, likening concerns to the Russia, Russia, Russia hoax. Chinese state media noted that US anxiety over China's rapid AI development might be distorting its policy priorities.",
  "summary": "The US president's comments come after Anthropic co-founder Jack Clark told the BBC an AI \"kill switch\" may need to be mandatory.",
  "key_points": [
    "Trump labels AI safety concerns as a hoax",
    "Calls for stricter AI regulations rejected",
    "Jack Clark suggests kill switch for AI industry"
  ],
  "editors_take": "Trump's dismissal of AI safety concerns as a hoax signals a likely clash with tech industry voices and may influence US policy priorities on AI regulation and development.",
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        "outlet": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "title": "Trump says AI safety fears a ‘hoax’ as he rejects calls for greater safeguards",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/i-am-the-hoax-buster-trump-takes-on-america-with-seven-post-rant",
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        "outlet": "The Age",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/i-am-the-hoax-buster-trump-takes-on-america-with-seven-post-rant-7483174",
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        "outlet": "People Daily Kenya",
        "title": "Trump dismisses AI safety fears as a hoax, rejects calls for tighter controls",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/trump-dismisses-ai-safety-fears-as-a-hoax-rejects-calls-for-tighter",
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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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