Trump Worries AI Slowdown Could Trigger Crash

“President Trump made clear in the past week that he views fears that A.I. could lead to mass extinction as a ‘HOAX,’ and that he sees opponents of data centers as people who ‘want to end up being backwards and poor,'” the New York Times reports.

“People who have discussed the subject with Mr. Trump in private say his outbursts are rooted in worries that if the artificial intelligence boom fueling the American economy slows down, the market could crash and recession could quickly follow.”

“His anti-regulatory, anti-slowdown outbursts have been encouraged by a slice of Silicon Valley’s most influential voices… But inside the administration, the debate is far more complex, and there are other voices in Mr. Trump’s ear, urging caution.”