Trump busts AI 'conspiracy theorists' for pulling an election-year 'hoax'

The Trump administration Monday beat back doomsday demands -- and calls by former President Barack Obama -- to hyper-regulate artificial intelligence, arguing the chilling warnings put forward by industry leaders and Democrats are a coordinated election-year ploy.

Trump busts AI 'conspiracy theorists' for pulling an election-year 'hoax'

TL;DR

  • The Trump administration is pushing back against demands to heavily regulate artificial intelligence.
  • These calls for regulation have been voiced by industry leaders and Democrats, and supported by former President Barack Obama.
  • The administration views these warnings as a coordinated election-year ploy.
  • They argue that the doomsday scenarios presented are not based on genuine threats but on political motivations.