AI Will Not Destroy Humanity, Trump Says, Calls Fears ‘Another Hoax
US President Donald Trump has dismissed growing fears that artificial intelligence could become uncontrollable and threaten humanity, describing such warnings as a “hoax” and rejecting calls for stronger safeguards around the rapidly developing technology. Trump made the comments in a series of posts on his Truth Social platform on Monday, declaring himself the “Hoax Buster” and ridiculing concerns that AI could eventually take over, consume or destroy the world. He compared the warnings to what he described as the “Russia, Russia, Russia hoax” and claims about global warming, which he has repeatedly criticised. According to Trump, the only guardrail needed for AI is a “strong and smart” president. His remarks came as concerns over the potential dangers of advanced AI intensified internationally, with technology executives, governments and researchers debating how far development should be allowed to proceed without additional controls. Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei recently called for AI companies to slow down, while OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Elon Musk have also raised concerns about the technology’s risks. Microsoft, meanwhile, issued a “humanist AI code of conduct” stating that AI systems should remain under human control.
Trump has also argued that the United States cannot afford to fall behind China in the global AI race, particularly as competition between the two countries intensifies. He defended the rapid expansion of AI data centres, describing them as an important source of wealth and comparing AI infrastructure to the oil industry of the next two decades. The debate has also sparked concerns among Americans about the huge amounts of energy consumed by data centres, while Congress remains divided over how the technology should be regulated. In China, Minister of State Security Chen Yixin warned that AI could pose national security risks and described it as a major battleground in global technological competition. International concern has continued to grow, with the United Nations Security Council expected to discuss AI and UN human rights chief Volker Turk calling for urgent action to address what he described as unprecedented risks. Despite the warnings, Trump maintains that the US must continue pushing ahead with AI development to preserve its technological advantage over China.
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