{"id":60722,"date":"2026-09-14T02:48:05","date_gmt":"2026-09-14T02:48:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/news\/trump-downplays-ai-risks-after-dire-expert-warnings-and-calls-to-slow-development-down\/"},"modified":"2026-09-14T02:48:05","modified_gmt":"2026-09-14T02:48:05","slug":"trump-downplays-ai-risks-after-dire-expert-warnings-and-calls-to-slow-development-down","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/news\/trump-downplays-ai-risks-after-dire-expert-warnings-and-calls-to-slow-development-down\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump downplays AI risks after dire expert warnings and calls to slow development down"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The issues surrounding AI have prompted fierce debate &#8211; and present a dilemma for many world leaders.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">On one hand, the sector is seen as a huge opportunity to boost economic growth and a way to improve outdated digital systems and ways of working.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">But there have also been a number of incidents where AI appears to have gone seriously wrong.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">In August, OpenAI said it had slowed down training some of its most advanced AI models to improve security.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The ChatGPT-maker said it was adding new measures after its AI agents bypassed safeguards and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/c3ek3gvdnj3o\" class=\"ssrcss-1e0jzsh-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">hacked the tech start-up Hugging Face<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">And the same month it was disclosed two of the world&#8217;s most powerful AI tools created fake human profiles to try and trick people in attempted cyber-attacks.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The UK&#8217;s AI Security Institute (AISI) said in the most serious case, Anthropic&#8217;s Mythos AI tried to gain access to a service by sending private messages, having set up fake accounts mimicking real people &#8211; then hid the evidence.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The Trump administration argues that the US must maintain global tech dominance as a matter of national security, though it has admitted a need for vigilance around the risks posed by the emerging technology. <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The weekend call by major AI executives sparked discussion in Washington, where lawmakers are facing pressure to address those potential risks around rapid AI developments. <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">On Sunday, Speaker Mike Johnson, the top House Republican, urged caution about rushing AI regulation during an appearance on CNN&#8217;s Jake Tapper on State of the Union,  arguing it could &#8220;smother American innovation&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;If Congress just races in and does some sort of emergency session to try to regulate AI, we will lose the race to China, and that is a threat to every single American,&#8221; he said. &#8220;So, we&#8217;ve got to have balance. We&#8217;ve got to have steady hands at the wheel.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Democratic House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries argued for &#8220;decisive action&#8221; by lawmakers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">He told George Stephanopoulos on ABC&#8217;s This Week that the US should slow down &#8220;the pace of development in order to protect the American people and ensure that AI is proceeding safely&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Responding to recent comments from the AI industry, tech investor David Sacks, who serves on Trump&#8217;s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology, called on the companies to police themselves. <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;Stop pretending you need anyone else&#8217;s permission,&#8221; he posted on X.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;So go ahead and pace the frontier. You are the ones setting it&#8230; Demanding your preferred regulatory framework as the price of that will look like blackmail of the public and the political system. So just do it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Still, there is at least some cross-party consensus on AI regulation. In July, a group of House Democrats and Republicans introduced the Frontier Act, a bipartisan bill that seeks to establish a national safety and oversight framework for AI.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;Safety researchers are resigning, powerful AI models are breaking out of their labs, and companies are racing ahead anyway,&#8221; Rep Lori Trahan, a Massachusetts Democrat who co-authored the bill, wrote on X this week. <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">&#8220;It&#8217;s past time for Congress to get off the sidelines and do its job.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/c7v48vp31mdo?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The issues surrounding AI have prompted fierce debate &#8211; and present a dilemma for many world leaders. On one hand, the sector is seen as a huge opportunity to boost economic growth and a way to improve outdated digital systems and ways of working. 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