Donald Trump is advocating for a faster AI race, directly opposing calls for a slowdown from industry leaders and impacting stock markets.
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A public clash over the pace of artificial intelligence development is intensifying, with Donald Trump actively pushing for acceleration while prominent tech leaders urge caution. The conflict began after Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei published an essay titled "We Must Pace the Frontier," arguing for a deliberate slowdown in AI development.
Trump has moved to counter this position, using his social media platform to criticize Amodei's suggestion. Per CNBC, Trump also called Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and labeled opposition to data centers a “hoax.” This advocacy for speed directly contradicts the warnings from industry figures concerned about safety and uncontrolled growth.
The debate is already affecting financial markets. Reuters Business reports that Wall Street closed down, specifically noting that calls for an AI slowdown have pummeled stocks of chipmakers, a sector critical to AI infrastructure. The market reaction demonstrates the economic stakes of the disagreement over development speed.
In a separate legal matter, a US judge has blocked Trump-era limits on the duration of visas for foreign students and journalists. The ruling strikes down a policy from Trump's previous presidency, representing another judicial check on his agenda.
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