ANALYSIS
Trump labels voices calling for halt to AI as 'negative forces' and defends US supremacy over China
The president's message aligns with his party's stance. House Speaker Mike Johnson warned on Sunday that "if Congress rushes to convene an emergency session to try to regulate AI, we will lose the race against China, and that poses a threat to each and every American."
President Donald Trump
President Donald Trump on Sunday labeled those calling for a slowdown in the development of artificial intelligence as "negative forces" in remarks to the press from his Doonbeg estate in Ireland, where he was attending the Irish Open. He stressed that the United States must maintain its technological leadership over China.
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Trump dismissed warnings from the tech industry itself and asserted that "there are many negative forces that are bringing up the issue when they shouldn't, and they're raising concerns about things that aren't going to happen." In his view, the key is not to lose the global race: "We're ahead of China in artificial intelligence. We're the most advanced country in the world, and, frankly, I want it to stay that way, because whoever wins in artificial intelligence wins," he told the press.
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The president's message aligns with his party's stance. House Speaker Mike Johnson warned Sunday that "if Congress rushes to convene an emergency session to try to regulate AI, we'll lose the race against China, and that poses a threat to each and every American."
"We must manage this new technology just as we have with others in the past, and ensure we do everything possible in a responsible manner so as not to stifle American innovation," he added.
For his part, economic advisor Kevin Hassett stressed the need to prevent "a malicious actor from developing AI more powerful than ours."
The industry warns: "It could kill us all before the decade is over"
His resignation set off alarm bells in the industry. Anthropic's CEO, Dario Amodei, called for slowing down the pace to assess risks, and received public support from Sam Altman of OpenAI and Elon Musk of xAI. Altman even confirmed that his company will not go public this year due to "everything that's happening with safety."
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In the face of Republican reluctance, Democrats are calling for immediate legislative action. House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries accused Republicans of "shirking their responsibilities," while Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., is calling for a complete halt to the development of self-improving AI systems.
"Amodei doesn't go nearly far enough," he wrote on X.
The political pressure coincides with growing public concern: according to a survey by CBS News in March 2026, 66% of Americans believe that AI will reduce the number of jobs in the United States.
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China fights back with an "open-source AI zone" for the BRICS
The initiative, which includes training and research programs, reinforces China's narrative of "inclusive" AI as opposed to the closed model prevalent in the U.S. Xi also advocated for a "comprehensive, consensus-based global AI governance framework," on the eve of his planned meeting with Trump, where technology regulation will be one of the key topics.
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