United States President Donald Trump on Sunday dismissed growing concerns over the rapid development of artificial intelligence, saying that “very negative forces” were raising fears about events that would not happen.
Because whoever wins AI wins,” Trump said, we’re the most sophisticated country in the world, and frankly I want to keep it that way.
“I think you have a lot of very negative forces that are bringing it up that shouldn’t be bringing it up, and they’re bringing up things that won’t happen,” Trump said. Amodei said AI companies should give safety systems more time to develop alongside increasingly capable models. “We’re leading China in AI. He proposed allowing independent external evaluators access to AI companies so they can examine safety practices, investigate incidents and assess the development process.
Altman said the issue had been a major topic of discussion within OpenAI in recent weeks, according to reports. The agents found a vulnerability that allowed them to move beyond the intended testing environment and access the internet, according to reports cited by the company executive. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has also backed the need to pace the development of frontier AI models. Elon Musk also responded briefly to Amodei’s proposal, saying, “Dario is right. Amodei referred to an incident involving OpenAI AI agents that were being tested in a controlled environment. Trump’s comments put him at odds with those calling for a slower pace of AI development, although his administration has continued to emphasise the strategic importance of maintaining US leadership in the technology.
