Trump Dismisses AI Existential Risks, Emphasizes U.S. Tech Edge

President Donald Trump said he has no concerns about the catastrophic risks of artificial intelligence, telling reporters in Dallas that the United States must win the AI race or it will be left in a weak position. Trump’s remarks came after a viral post by a former Anthropic and OpenAI researcher warned that leading AI firms were “gambling with our lives” and that some researchers believed the technology could end humanity by the decade’s end. The post sparked bipartisan calls to regulate AI, including a potential markup on a bill co‑authored by Sen. Ted Cruz, Sen. Amy Klobuchar and Sen. John Thune that would address biological and nuclear threats from AI. Meanwhile, Rep. Anna Paulina Luna urged a special congressional session on AI. Trump also defended data‑center expansion, arguing that opposition would hurt U. S. competitiveness and benefit China.