'It's going to be fine': Trump rebuffs rising alarm over AI dangers, sparking outcry

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Set us as preferred WASHINGTON — President Trump is brushing aside growing concern among leading scientists and bipartisan lawmakers that artificial intelligence could soon pose an existential threat to humanity, fueling anxiety in Washington and Silicon Valley that the president may not fully grasp the urgency of the threat.Alarm mounted throughout the summer as researchers at leading AI labs, including Anthropic, OpenAI and Google, found the pace of development far outstripping their expectations — and observed troubling behaviors that hinted at more serious risks ahead.But an online warning Tuesday from an Anthropic researcher who resigned in protest of its ongoing work has generated viral attention this week, prompting questions to Trump, who dismissed the concerns out of hand.“It’s going to be fine,” he told one reporter.“We’ll always have something to stop them.

We’ll have a little gear.Boom.”In another exchange, traveling with reporters Thursday night, the president said he had no concerns with the breakneck pace of AI progress.“No, I don’t have any,” he said.

“I have concerns that if we don’t win in AI, we’re going to be put in a very bad position.” Business Artificial intelligence anxiety reached new highs this week as industry leaders highlighted growing concerns that humans could lose control of the increasingly potent technology.A senior industry source told The Times that leading AI companies are focused less on convincing the president of the dangers ahead than on working with lawmakers on potential regulation, as the administration remains divided over how to proceed — and as Trump appears to lack a clear understanding of the risks.Among the president’s advisors, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and the Office of the National Cyber Director have expressed the greatest conc...