{
  "id": 9159343,
  "title": "The Trump Administration’s Hard-On for AI, Explained",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/the-trump-administrations-hard-on-for-ai-explained",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-09-22T15:21:23.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Mother Jones",
    "slug": "mother-jones",
    "url": "https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/09/artificial-intelligence-masculinity-donald-trump/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Recent weeks have seen an uptick in warnings about the potential dangers of artificial intelligence (AI), with several individuals connected to the industry expressing concerns. Notable figures such as Anthropic's co-founder Dario Amodei and Sam Altman of OpenAI have called for a slowdown in AI development. The Trump administration, however, continues to champion AI as crucial for American technological advancement and military power. The administration's stance on AI is characterized by strong masculine leadership and control, as evidenced by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's obsession with testosterone and his call for military members to be screened for low levels of it. The administration's approach to AI regulation has included imposing mandates on AI companies with federal contracts to ensure their large language models align with the administration's views on climate change, transgender identity, and diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives. Trump has dismissed warnings about AI's potential harm to human beings as a \"hoax,\" emphasizing that the only necessary control for AI is a \"strong and smart (High IQ!) PRESIDENT\" – which the U.S.A. possesses in abundance.",
  "summary": "In recent weeks, a fresh crop of people connected to the artificial intelligence industry have emerged to warn that AI is possibly going to kill us all, spreading the word with various degrees of credibility or self-interest. Anthropic chief and co-founder Dario Amodei has also called to slow down the development of AI technology, a […]",
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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."
}