Trump Blasts "Disgusting AI Conspiracy," Says Only China Would Rejoice, and Criticizes Anthropic CEO

U.S. President Donald Trump dismissed the rising "slowdown theory" in the artificial intelligence industry as a conspiracy theory on the 14th (local time), repeatedly expressing his antipathy. Writing on his social media platform Truth Social that day, President Trump stated, "There is a disgusting conspiracy targeting AI and data centers, and the only country that will rejoice is China."

He continued, "Whoever wins in AI will win it all. We are ahead of China and every other country, and we will stay that way," emphasizing, "Conspiracy theorists, traitors, turncoats, leakers, beware."

Recently, following a wave of resignations by researchers from Anthropic and Google who presented pathways showing how AI could slip out of human control and rapidly lead to the end of humanity, AI industry leaders such as Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei have been arguing that the pace of AI development should be slowed down.

In response, President Trump dismissed those highlighting this slowdown theory as "negative forces" during a Q&A with reporters during his visit to Ireland the previous day, making it clear that he would maintain the current AI competitive framework.

President Trump's post on this day is interpreted as showing even stronger hostility by labeling the slowdown theory a "disgusting conspiracy."

Regarding the government-level AI regulations demanded by proponents of the slowdown, President Trump claimed, "The only control or safety measure needed for AI is a strong and smart (high-IQ) president, and the United States enormously has such a president."

He also criticized Anthropic CEO Amodei, accusing him of "acting like a perfect little angel."

At the same time, President Trump emphasized that the U.S. administration has "prevented and will continue to prevent AI industry figures like Amodei from doing bad things or potentially bad things," stressing, "We already have tremendous criminal and regulatory authority over these companies."

In another Truth Social post that day, President Trump wrote, "The only reason for the rapid growth of AI and data centers is that the United States is way ahead of all other countries," adding, "Do not kill the goose that lays the golden eggs," once again rejecting the theory of slowing down AI development.

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