{
  "id": 7482821,
  "title": "‘I am the Hoax Buster’: Trump takes on America with seven-post rant promoting AI, data centres",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/i-am-the-hoax-buster-trump-takes-on-america-with-seven-post-rant",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-09-15T05:45:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
    "slug": "the-sydney-morning-herald",
    "url": "https://www.smh.com.au/world/north-america/i-am-the-hoax-buster-trump-takes-on-america-with-seven-post-rant-promoting-ai-data-centres-20260915-p60xfp.html?ref=rss"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "US President Donald Trump has dismissed concerns about the safety of artificial intelligence (AI) as a \"hoax\". He made the comments in a series of social media posts, comparing warnings about AI to the \"Global Warming Scam\" and the \"RUSSIA, RUSSIA, RUSSIA HOAX\". According to MyJoyOnline Ghana and KBC, Trump called himself \"the Hoax Buster\" and claimed that there is a \"SICK conspiracy\" against AI and data centres, with China being the only beneficiary.\n\nThe president's comments come after warnings from tech leaders, including Jack Clark, co-founder of AI giant Anthropic, who suggested that a \"kill switch\" for dangerous AI may need to be mandatory. These warnings triggered a selloff in shares of some tech firms on Monday as investors weighed the impact of a potential slowdown in AI development. Trump argued that the only \"guardrails\" needed for AI was a \"strong and smart\" president.\n\nThe concerns about AI safety have been raised by several executives and staff at leading AI firms, who warn that the technology poses risks to humanity if left unchecked. According to The Mainichi, Trump rejected these claims, saying that AI taking over the world and destroying humanity is a \"hoax\".",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Trump calls AI extinction fears a ‘hoax’ as global alarm over technology grows",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/trump-calls-ai-extinction-fears-a-hoax-as-global-alarm-over",
        "published": "2026-09-15T01:28:02.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "BBC Technology",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-09-15T03:47:27.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "KBC",
        "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-7477686",
        "published": "2026-09-15T04:39:23.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "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-7480551",
        "published": "2026-09-15T04:42:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Age",
        "title": "‘I am the Hoax Buster’: Trump takes on America with seven-post rant promoting AI, data centres",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/i-am-the-hoax-buster-trump-takes-on-america-with-seven-post-rant-7483174",
        "published": "2026-09-15T05:45:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "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",
        "published": "2026-09-15T05:56:48.000Z"
      }
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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."
}