Dario Amodei, the leader of Anthropic, has joined calls for a slowdown in AI development. A former Anthropic researcher told the BBC that AI staff are genuinely frightened over the fate of humanity. OpenAI's boss and Elon Musk are supporting hitting pause on what they call reckless AI development. US President Trump sees it another way. He says whoever wins AI wins, and dismisses threats as things that won't happen.
The warnings come from experts and company chiefs. They are calling for care before pushing ahead. Trump's view stands in stark opposition to these warnings. He argues the race for AI superiority is more important than any downsides.