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In a Time interview, President Donald Trump dismissed concerns about AI’s threat to humanity as “phony threats” and said the Justice Department and FBI would be his guardrail if leading AI labs “do bad things”, Axios reports.
Why it mattersThat is a strikingly narrow answer to a broad question: federal law enforcement, rather than a dedicated AI oversight regime. The interview extract does not spell out what conduct would trigger action or what safeguards would apply. Trump also said he wants data centres built, though not necessarily next to his home. The clash between welcoming AI infrastructure and treating its risks as phony leaves a useful policy question hanging.
Discuss: Should AI oversight rely mainly on existing law enforcement, or does the technology need dedicated rules and oversight?
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