Trump attacks ‘sick conspiracy’ against AI as tech stocks slide
TL;DR
Donald Trump has dismissed calls for tighter controls on AI as a "sick conspiracy". Over the weekend, leaders at Anthropic, OpenAI and SpaceX had urged the industry to slow down and backed limits on reckless development. Stocks linked to the technology fell after those appeals. Trump wrote on social media that the only control or guardrail AI needs is a strong and smart president, and that the US has one in spades.
Nauti's Take
The selloff also points to an opportunity: when investors react to safety warnings, responsible development and transparency gain measurable market value. The risk lies in polarisation, because dismissing criticism as a conspiracy makes a factual debate about controls almost impossible.
For investors and companies, the sensible move is to avoid overreacting to short-term swings and to look for verifiable safety measures at AI providers.
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