Trump: AI ‘Taking Over the World...is a Hoax'
Trump dismissed the idea that artificial intelligence is “taking over the world,” while adviser David Sacks said Anthropic and OpenAI should slow their most advanced-model development if they believe the technology poses serious risks. The split underscores a widening policy fault line between political skepticism of near-term AI threats and calls for tighter controls on frontier-model development.
Donald Trump rejected the claim that AI is “taking over the world,” according to Bloomberg Television. The program also featured David Sacks, chair of the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology, arguing that Anthropic and OpenAI should slow development of their most advanced models if they believe the technology creates serious risks.
The comments put two distinct positions in the same policy discussion: Trump questioned the premise of an imminent AI takeover, while Sacks focused on the responsibilities of the companies building frontier systems. The report did not identify a proposed rule, enforcement action or timetable for any slowdown.
Anthropic and OpenAI are the companies directly named. A development pause or slowdown could affect the pace at which they train and release advanced models, but Bloomberg Television did not say that either company had accepted Sacks’s position or that a government action had been announced.
The practical policy outcome remains uncertain. Trump’s remarks point away from treating an AI takeover as an established near-term threat, while Sacks’s statement keeps the possibility of tighter expectations for frontier-model developers in view. No dated vote, rulemaking or company response was reported.
The remarks leave AI policy direction mixed: Trump rejects takeover fears while Sacks presses Anthropic and OpenAI to slow frontier-model development.
The immediate implication is policy ambiguity rather than a tradeable company-specific change: presidential skepticism about an AI takeover sits alongside an adviser’s call for Anthropic and OpenAI to restrain frontier-model development. With no named public company, government action, timetable or company response, the remarks do not establish a single direction for listed AI exposure.
A formal US policy proposal or a direct response from Anthropic or OpenAI could turn the broad comments into a more consequential signal.
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Trump’s dismissal of takeover fears could reduce political pressure for sweeping restrictions on AI development.
Sacks’s call for Anthropic and OpenAI to slow their most advanced models shows that senior policymakers still see frontier-AI risks as serious enough to warrant restraint.
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