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Trump Says He Has No AI Extinction Concerns Despite Warnings From Top Companies And Researchers

Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon made headlines this week when he said that he was leaving the company over concerns about the direction and speed of AI development. (Credit: Getty Images)

President Donald Trump is brushing aside one of the most alarming warnings coming from the artificial intelligence industry about increasingly powerful AI systems eventually posing a potential threat to humanity.

Asked whether he had any concerns that AI could lead to human extinction, Trump replied, "No, I don't have any," according to CNBC. Instead, the president framed the greater danger as the United States losing its technological advantage over China.

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