The Trump administration rarely speaks with one voice, particularly when it comes to AI policy. But lately, a chorus of Trump officials has all been in harmony about one thing: Effective Altruism is bad.
“Americanism, not effective altruism,” the Department of War tweeted in mid-Sept. “The United States will continue to be AI DOMINANT!” Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth chastised Effective Altruism for “sanctimonious rhetoric” used to “strong arm the United States military into submission.” Emil Michael, the Pentagon’s Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, called its ideology “dangerous” and “pretty dystopian.”
