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JD Vance tells AI labs to stop building ‘Frankenstein’

Vice President JD Vance challenged artificial intelligence companies to address cyberthreats created by their own models before asking Washington to impose new regulations.

Speaking virtually at the All-In Summit in Los Angeles, Vance questioned why leaders at the forefront of AI development were warning that they had “built Frankenstein” while calling for a global governing structure to oversee the technology.

“If you’re building Frankenstein, stop,” Vance said. “Or maybe, if the cat is out of the bag, then build the defensive mechanism against Frankenstein.”

Vance said he believes Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei is sincere about the risks of advanced AI. However, he argued that companies seeking tools to defend themselves against cyberattacks enabled by Anthropic’s models were being denied access to those protections.

“If you’re going to create Frankenstein, don’t come to the government and say, ‘We need regulation,’” Vance said.

Instead, he said developers should stop building dangerous tools or provide companies with the defenses needed to fight back.

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19 mins agoTrump won’t sign AI bill he doesn’t personally lead, Axios co-founder says

President Donald Trump is unlikely to sign any artificial intelligence legislation unless it originates in the White House, Axios co-founder Mike Allen reported Tuesday.

During an appearance on Fox News’ “America Reports,” Allen said administration sources told him there is a “zero percent chance” Trump would approve an AI regulation bill that he did not personally push, lead and put his name behind.

The president’s top technology advisers remain focused on accelerating American AI development as China races to close the gap, Allen said.

However, he reported that administration officials are considering a proposal that could allow the United States and China to examine each other’s advanced models before their release to test them for safety. The idea could surface when Trump meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping later this month.

Any agreement, Allen cautioned, would require cooperation from both countries.

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26 mins agoZuckerberg says AI labs should set their own pace to keep models safe

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said AI companies should take responsibility for safely developing their models without waiting for an industrywide slowdown.

“Every lab has the responsibility and incentive to move at the pace required to train its models safely,” Zuckerberg wrote on X, linking to his earlier essay, “The Future Is for Everyone.”

Zuckerberg argued that users will reject AI agents that do not follow their instructions and that labs face significant liability if their models cause harm.

He pointed to Meta’s decision to delay the release of Muse for several months to address safety and security concerns.

“We didn’t call for everyone else to do this before we would,” he wrote. “We just did it.”

Zuckerberg also backed independent safety evaluations and urged labs to focus their computing power on serving users rather than racing toward self-improving AI.

“I believe the key to building a positive future for everyone is maintaining the right balance of power,” Zuckerberg wrote. “This is within our power to do.”

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54 mins agoUS pushes Mexico to shut China out of booming AI hardware trade: WSJ

The United States is pressing Mexico to adopt tougher sourcing rules for artificial intelligence hardware in an effort to stop Chinese companies from using America’s southern neighbor to bypass tariffs, The Wall Street Journal reported.

The proposal would limit the amount of content from outside North America used in servers, chips and other AI equipment exported from Mexico to the U.S.

The issue is being discussed as Washington and Mexico negotiate revisions to the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, according to the Journal.

AI hardware has overtaken automobiles as Mexico’s top export to the U.S. Mexico exported $83 billion in computer servers during the first six months of 2026, with 94% headed to the U.S., the Journal reported, citing S&P Global.

The proposal remains in its early stages, and U.S. officials have not determined how much North American content would be required. Industry groups warn stricter rules could increase costs and red tape.

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1 hour agoPentagon fires back at AI ‘doomers,’ vows US will remain dominant

The Pentagon’s technology office pushed back against calls to slow artificial intelligence development, declaring that the United States will control the technology’s next chapter.

“The new frontier of artificial intelligence belongs to us, not doomers,” the Department of War CTO wrote on X. “Under President Trump, the United States will remain AI DOMINANT.”

The post included a screenshot of an Axios report examining the Trump administration’s criticism of effective altruism and the movement’s influence on AI safety efforts.

The administration argues that slowing development could undermine America’s global competitiveness and allow China to gain ground. AI safety advocates warn that rapidly advancing systems require stronger safeguards to prevent potentially catastrophic risks.

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1 hour agoGOP lawmaker warns US cannot ‘pump the brakes’ on AI as China races ahead

Rep. Rich McCormick, R-Ga., warned that slowing artificial intelligence development could hand China the advantage, arguing that American companies should be allowed to innovate while remaining accountable for any harm they cause.

“There’s a new call to slow down AI development,” McCormick wrote on X while sharing a CBS News article about the debate. “America cannot afford to pump the brakes while China is flooring it.”

McCormick said individual CEOs are free to slow development at their own companies but should not expect exemptions from liability if their products cause harm.

He added that companies developing AI quickly and responsibly should not be held back.

“The answer is smart development with real accountability, not a pause that hands our competitors the lead,” McCormick wrote.

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3 hours agoFacebook co-founder’s network eyes $1B in AI grants as regulation fight grows

Facebook co-founder Dustin Moskovitz and his wife, Cari Tuna, are pouring hundreds of millions of dollars into artificial intelligence through Coefficient Giving, the philanthropy network they founded and primarily fund.

The organization committed $168 million to AI safety, security and related work in 2024 and $351 million in 2025. It says that spending could top $1 billion in 2026.

The funding is drawing scrutiny as Washington debates new AI regulations. Capital Research Center investigator Parker Thayer claims the network is connected to a broader “AI-doomerism movement” seeking to shape the debate.

However, Thayer offered no evidence that anyone connected to the effective altruism movement helped coordinate or promote former Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon’s viral resignation post, and Coxon has said he acted alone.

Read more in Fox News Digital’s Preston Mizell’s full report.

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3 hours agoAI giants’ bid to sidestep antitrust laws hits wall with Cruz, Hawley

Senators Ted Cruz and Josh Hawley rejected granting artificial intelligence companies exemptions from antitrust laws to coordinate on safety standards, Politico reported.

Cruz accused industry leaders of seeking government protection from competitors while simultaneously warning that their technology could threaten humanity.

“If you’re about to destroy the world, how about, don’t,” the Texas Republican said. “How about, stop.”

Hawley was equally direct, saying there was “no world” in which he would support allowing several powerful companies to “collude together.”

Attorney General Todd Blanche declined to take a position during a White House briefing, saying any proposed waiver would require a formal Justice Department review involving “dozens of factors.”

FBI Director Kash Patel said existing cyber investigators could handle AI-related threats but may need additional resources. He argued that authorities should target developers who intentionally create models for criminal purposes without automatically punishing companies when users misuse lawful products.

FTC Chairman Andrew Ferguson has also voiced skepticism about granting AI companies antitrust exemptions.

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3 hours agoAG Blanche says Democrats’ sudden AI alarm is a midterm election play

Attorney General Todd Blanche accused Democratic senators of amplifying fears about artificial intelligence as part of an effort to influence the midterm elections.

“Every Democrat senator suddenly races to a microphone to talk about AI after being eerily silent for months,” Blanche said during a White House press briefing Tuesday.

Blanche questioned why the warnings were intensifying so close to Election Day and described the timing as politically motivated.

“To talk about the timing of this as being nothing but an effort to influence the midterms — I shouldn’t have to say this out loud,” he said. “Of course it is.”

Blanche did not offer evidence during his remarks that Democrats’ calls for action were coordinated as an election strategy.

The attorney general also said the Justice Department would investigate criminal violations involving AI, while emphasizing that the agency would enforce existing laws rather than regulate the technology itself

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4 hours agoAI fight grips Congress as Johnson warns lawmakers lack key answers

Lawmakers are intensifying demands for action on artificial intelligence, but House Speaker Mike Johnson says Congress still lacks the information needed to craft effective regulations.

“If I called an emergency session today and I brought everybody in the House and said, ‘Let’s regulate AI,’ nobody in the room knows yet what that should look like,” Johnson said.

Fox News senior congressional correspondent Chad Pergram reported that Johnson spoke with President Donald Trump and expects top AI executives to meet at the White House within days.

Congressional Progressive Caucus Chairman Greg Casar, D-Texas, called for AI CEOs to testify under oath, alleging they either withheld information from Congress or did not understand their systems’ capabilities.

Rep. Yassamin Ansari, D-Ariz., urged Trump to ask Chinese President Xi Jinping to commit to keeping AI from independently launching nuclear weapons.

The escalating debate has divided lawmakers over whether to act immediately or wait for more information while ensuring the U.S. maintains its advantage over China.

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4 hours agoAG Blanche vows DOJ action against Chinese actors stealing American AI data

Attorney General Todd Blanche said the Justice Department will pursue Chinese companies and individuals accused of stealing American artificial intelligence data, while cautioning against blaming China as a whole.

Blanche was asked during a White House press briefing whether President Donald Trump should confront Chinese President Xi Jinping about the alleged theft when the two leaders meet.

“When you say China, you’re talking about an entire country,” Blanche said. “Are there separate issues with actors in China and companies in China and bad actors? That has existed long before this administration.”

Blanche said the Justice Department and other federal agencies are working to combat the alleged activity.

“I don’t think it’s fair to just label China as a country,” he added. “There’s bad actors in China that are doing it, which we’re definitely going to go after.”

Blanche separately said the DOJ would investigate criminal violations involving AI, but would not serve as the technology’s regulator.

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4 hours agoTed Cruz jokes about ‘American killer robots’ in warning over China’s AI race

Sen. Ted Cruz said the United States cannot afford to sharply slow artificial intelligence development, warning that China could quickly erase America’s narrow lead.

“If they’re going to be killer robots, I’d rather they be American killer robots than Chinese killer robots,” the Texas Republican told Politico’s Dasha Burns.

Cruz acknowledged the remark was partly “tongue-in-cheek,” but said Beijing is advancing AI without comparable guardrails while America holds an estimated six-month lead.

“We could have government step in and just shut down the AI industry in America,” Cruz said. “China would catch up in six months and soar ahead.”

Cruz did not reject regulation entirely. He called for targeted safeguards covering AI systems capable of causing catastrophic damage, comparing them with rules governing nuclear and biological technology.

The senator also called a former Anthropic researcher’s warnings “scary as hell,” saying lawmakers must balance innovation with public safety.

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4 hours agoBill Gates says AI companies cannot police themselves, urges global action

Bill Gates warned that artificial intelligence companies cannot be expected to police the sweeping effects of their own technology, calling for stronger government involvement and international coordination.

“It’s not the role of the industry to self-regulate or understand the whole-of-society impact that comes out of AI,” Gates said during an interview on the Times Tech Podcast.

The Microsoft co-founder argued that governments should draw on experts in biosecurity, cybersecurity and child development to establish safeguards while AI companies remain focused on rapidly improving their models.

Gates also called for U.S. leadership in creating an international organization to address AI, pointing to previous global cooperation on nuclear weapons, aviation safety and the ozone layer.

However, Gates acknowledged that governments are not yet prepared for the task.

“The depth of understanding of AI and the right concern about some of these bad things is too low in every entity, including the government,” he said.

Gates has warned that a “vacuum of U.S. leadership” could leave the world unprepared for AI’s rapid advance

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5 hours agoMamdani calls Sanders’ data center freeze an ‘important part’ of AI debate

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani signaled support Tuesday for a broader federal role in regulating artificial intelligence, calling Sen. Bernie Sanders’ proposed nationwide freeze on new AI data centers an “important part” of the debate.

Mamdani stopped short of explicitly endorsing the legislation, saying federal action must extend beyond the facilities powering AI.

“We need to see policies that have to do with the pace of development,” Mamdani told reporters.

The Democratic mayor said decisions about rapidly advancing technology should not be driven solely by corporate profits or a small group of executives.

He also called for a federal response to reports of AI systems defying human instructions and raised concerns about companies warning that the technology could threaten humanity.

Sanders’ AI Data Center Moratorium Act would halt construction and expansion of major AI data centers until Congress establishes national safeguards.

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5 hours agoThune sidesteps Trump’s AI ‘hoax’ claim, says US must outpace China

Senate Majority Leader John Thune declined to endorse President Donald Trump’s characterization of AI concerns as a “hoax,” saying the technology presents both major opportunities and potential risks.

“I think there’s a lot of hyperbole around this issue,” the South Dakota Republican told reporters Tuesday, adding that no one fully knows how advanced AI could develop.

Thune stressed that the United States must remain ahead of its adversaries.

“I don’t think for a minute that we ought to cede the future when it comes to AI to China or any other adversary,” he said.

Thune said Americans should benefit from the technology while policymakers work to mitigate risks involving the most advanced “frontier” AI models.

His comments come as lawmakers debate how to balance safeguards with the need to preserve America’s competitive advantage over China, a concern also raised by House Speaker Mike Johnson.

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5 hours agoFirst lady Melania Trump stresses US AI leadership and vigilance for students

First lady Melania Trump, once leading the Be Best program with students and education, stressed the importance of the U.S. leading in artificial intelligence while urging students to stay vigilant as technology shapes the future.

“We need to lead in AI as a country, and we could see now what they’re learning, and it’s very important,” the first lady said during a classroom visit Tuesday. “Of course, they need to be vigilant as well. But this is our future, and we need to guide them and teach them what is available.

“If not, they will stay behind, and we need to be the first in United States to lead.”

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6 hours agoJoe Manchin calls on Trump to freeze AI IPOs, claims president has ‘power to save humanity’

Former Sen. Joe Machin, D-W.Va., called on President Donald Trump during a Monday appearance on CNBC’s “Squawk Box” to use executive authority to pause new artificial intelligence IPOs until Congress passes legislation establishing safeguards for the rapidly developing technology.

Manchin framed the request as an urgent step to prevent companies developing advanced AI from facing additional pressure to race ahead before lawmakers establish rules governing the technology.

“The president of the United States has the power to save humanity,” Manchin said. “They must be concerned about this thing can take off and think on its own and make its own decisions and override anything of humans and we can’t stop it. If that’s what they’re concerned about, then stop it now when you can.”

This post was an excerpt from Fox News’ CJ Womack’s report.

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6 hours agoBessent on AI regulation Trump administration might support: ‘I haven’t seen anything yet’

A recent security incident involving Hugging Face demonstrates how misaligned or misused artificial intelligence could exploit vulnerabilities in critical infrastructure and financial systems, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent agreed Tuesday.

“We have been working with the labs, with our financial partners on that, and you wouldn’t notice,” Bessent told Rep. Ritchie Torres, D-N.Y., on whether the administration supports new AI safety regulations in light of the event, pointing to ongoing collaboration rather than immediate legislative action.

Bessent emphasized private-sector cooperation.

When directly asked if there is any specific law or regulation the administration would support, Bessent responded, “I haven’t seen anything yet.”

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7 hours agoGOP Sen Steve Daines warns US must win AI race against China

Sen. Steve Daines, R-Mont., warns the U.S. must win the global artificial intelligence race against China, saying overzealous government regulations that could stifle American innovation.

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7 hours agoCongress wrestles with AI regulations as lawmakers warn of overregulation

The AI regulation debate is stirring divides in Congress, as Sen. Steve Daines, R-Mont., weighs the national security risks of artificial intelligence and Fox News chief congressional correspondent Chad Pergram reports on “The Faulkner Focus.”

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7 hours agoGOP Sen Tim Scott on Clarity Act: It’s time for everyone to put their cards on the table

Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., discusses cryptocurrency regulations on FOX Business as the Clarity Act faces a preliminary Senate vote over cryptocurrency regulatory action.

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7 hours agoTreasury Secretary Bessent clashes with Dem Rep Waters over AI accountability

Sparks flew during a tense congressional exchange this week as Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif, went head-to-head over regulatory oversight and the rapid expansion of artificial intelligence.

The fireworks began when Waters issued a sharp rebuke of the Trump administration’s approach to tech innovation.

Pointing to warnings from tech titans and industry leaders — including figures like Bill Gates, Elon Musk, and Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei — Waters accused the administration of blindly championing AI and data centers without adequate safeguards.

“They said we’re moving into a dangerous period of time. We need to watch it. We need to slow down,” Waters pressed, demanding a simple “yes or no” on whether Bessent had heard the mounting safety warnings.

Bessent pushed back against the critique, maintaining that the administration has proactively evaluated AI models for months, and noting Big Tech companies can control their progress.

“They could stop their progress anytime they want to,” Bessent said to a Waters intent on “reclaiming my time.”

When Waters pressed further, arguing that tech billionaires themselves are sounding the alarm, Bessent countered that some industry players are simply lobbying for regulations to suit their own interests.

The heated back-and-forth ultimately ended with Waters reclaiming her time, underscoring a deepening partisan divide in Washington over how — or if — the federal government should put the brakes on the AI boom.

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8 hours agoGOP Sen Capito warns of AI risks as Congress debates regulation

The debate over regulating artificial intelligence is escalating in Washington, D.C., according to Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., on “America’s Newsroom.”

Capito is warning of potential risks from ChatGPT and the need for congressional guardrails.

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8 hours agoObama urges debate over push for AI progress versus backing off with regulation

Former President Barack Obama is calling for a broader public conversation on how society balances rapid artificial intelligence progress with necessary oversight, welcoming recent moves by frontier tech labs to slow their development pace.

Obama emphasized in a Monday night X post that the trajectory of AI — moving faster than the engineers building it — will shape everything from medical breakthroughs to economic stability.

The “choices” on pushing progress versus pulling back with regulation “should be made not just by the companies involved, but by all of us,” Obama wrote.

“But whether this technology results in amazing breakthroughs in medicine, energy and education or unleashes huge economic disruptions, greater inequality, and potential catastrophe will depend on the choices that we make right now – choices that should be made not just by the companies involved, but by all of us.”

– Former President Barack Obama on X

Rather than leaving these choices solely to private corporations or extreme techno-utopians and doomers, he argued that the future of the technology depends on immediate, collective public debate over regulation versus heavy-handed intervention.

Obama’s post welcomes a pause, praising the decision by frontier lab leaders to decelerate development as a “good and necessary first step.”

He also rejected extremes, distancing himself from both uncritical accelerationists and catastrophic doomers, advocating for a grounded middle ground.

The stakes are too high to be decided exclusively by a handful of tech companies, urging that society at large must participate in deciding how to govern the technology, Obama urged.

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9 hours agoCrypto industry pushes for passage of CLARITY Act

Coinbase chief policy officer Faryar Shirzad discusses an upcoming Senate vote to advance the CLARITY Act and its potential impact on cryptocurrency regulation on FOX Business’ “The Bottom Line.”

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9 hours agoAI leaders debate slowdown as Anthropic CEO warns of potential risks

President Donald Trump and the emerging divisions among artificial intelligence leaders over how quickly the technology should advance was debated by Fox News’ “Outnumbered” panelists Monday.

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9 hours agoUS has a ‘massive lead’ on China in the AI race: Valuetainment founder

Valuetainment founder Patrick Bet-David discusses the debate over artificial intelligence regulation amid concerns about the technology’s safety and advancement, saying on “Jesse Watters Primetime” that the U.S. has a “massive lead” on China in the AI race.

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9 hours agoWatters: Big Tech leaders are demanding a merger with the Democratic Party

Fox News host Jesse Watters breaks down the suspicious call from the left for artificial intelligence regulation on “Jesse Watters Primetime.”

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9 hours agoUnder Secretary of War calls on AI leaders to ‘invest in safety’

Under Secretary of War for Research and Engineering Emil Michael urges technology companies to prioritize artificial intelligence safety and security on “The Story.”

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9 hours agoWill Cain: AI scare is so big, it’s uniting Sen. Bernie Sanders and Steve Bannon

Fox News host Will Cain discusses Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman calling for government oversight of artificial intelligence on “The Will Cain Show.”

Concern over the AI scare is so bipartisan that it is even uniting political polar opposites Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and conservative activist Steve Bannon.

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9 hours agoAI is ‘different from all other technologies,’ Anthropic whistleblower says

Former Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon debates Fox News host Sean Hannity over the controversial calls for artificial intelligence regulation on “Hannity.”

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9 hours agoHannity calls out Democrats’ ‘coordinated’ messaging on AI: Makes me suspicious

Fox News host Sean Hannity argues Democrats are spreading ‘misinformation’ about artificial intelligence and data centers as they raise concerns about the technology’s safety and advancement on “Hannity.”

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9 hours agoNvidia CEO Jensen Huang dismisses AI doomsday fears as ‘not grounded in science’

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang is dismissing AI doomsday fears, explaining why extreme AI concerns are not grounded in science, FOX Business’ Stuart Varney and Madison Allworth report.

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9 hours agoAI standards are needed, but they won’t come from an agreement with China: Gordon Chang

Gatestone Institute senior fellow Gordon Chang and cybersecurity expert Morgan Wright analyze the high-stakes U.S.-China artificial intelligence race on Fox News’ “Hannity.”

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9 hours agoJesse Watters: Your computer is going to kill you

Fox News host Jesse Watters breaks down the “suspicious” call for regulation of artificial intelligence from the left on “Jesse Watters Primetime.”

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10 hours agoJuan Williams says Trump seems to be so far ‘out of touch’ against AI regulatory push

The pace of AI development, U.S.-China competition, political strategy, and the regulatory debate surrounding artificial intelligence were under debate on Fox News’ “Special Report.”

Panelest Juan Williams said President Donald Trump argument against regulatory actions seems to be so far “out of touch.”

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10 hours agoFormer Anthropic researcher calls AI ‘uniquely terrifying’

Kurt Knutsson and Encode founder Sneha Revanur discuss a former Anthropic researcher’s warning about the risks of artificial intelligence on “Fox News @ Night.”

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10 hours agoTrump dubs AI fears ‘a hoax’ as tech leaders call for safeguards

President Donald Trump continues to push back against fears over artificial intelligence as some technology leaders call for safeguards, Fox News correspondent Christina Coleman reports on “Fox News @ Night.”

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10 hours agoTrump, experts warn of existential threat in AI arms race with China

President Donald Trump and experts warn that losing the AI arms race to China poses an existential threat, comparing it to the Cold War nuclear race, Marc Thiessen says on “America Reports.”

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10 hours agoUS energy dominance push benefits global supply chains, EPA administrator says

EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin outlines the path to U.S. energy dominance and explains how expanding domestic production can strengthen global supply chains on “The Story.”

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10 hours agoAI safety debate heats up as tech leaders call for regulation

Fox News congressional correspondent Bill Melugin reports on the growing calls from tech leaders to regulate artificial intelligence on “The Story.”

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10 hours agoVance meets with House GOP as AI slowdown debate grows

Rep. Russell Fry, R-S.C., in a Fox News appearance, discusses Vice President JD Vance’s meeting with House Republicans and the national security threat posed by China in the AI race.

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10 hours agoExpert analyzes proposed crypto ethics requirements under the Clarity Act

Host Taylor Riggs and Blockchain.com CEO Peter Smith discuss President Donald Trump’s support for new cryptocurrency ethics requirements under the proposed Clarity Act.

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10 hours agoEnergy policy takes center stage at G20 summit as Trump warns of China’s AI rise

FOX Business’ Lauren Simonetti reports on G20 energy talks in Houston.

EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin proposes stripping climate rules, while Victoria Coates analyzes the Saudi pipeline shutdown and President Donald Trump’s warning on AI regulation.

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10 hours agoCongress sounds alarm over ‘rogue’ AI as lawmakers weigh new guardrails

Fox News senior congressional correspondent Chad Pergram reports on lawmakers’ push for new artificial intelligence safeguards as Congress weighs the risks of AI against concerns that regulation could give China an advantage.

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10 hours agoGates Foundation pledges $1 billion push for AI global equity

Artificial intelligence holds the power to either bridge global divides or deepen existing inequalities, according to a stark warning issued by Bill Gates in the latest annual Goalkeepers report.

To ensure AI becomes a force for good rather than a source of injustice, the Gates Foundation has pledged $1 billion over the next two years to expand access and democratize the technology for developing nations, according to the report released ahead of the United Nations General Assembly.

While tech giants pour hundreds of billions into commercial products, the foundation’s targeted investment focuses on critical areas where AI can accelerate progress for vulnerable populations:

– Global health ($400 million): Upgrading diagnostic tools to help clinicians catch overlooked symptoms and training health workers using pilots with partners like OpenAI.

– Education ($400 million): Developing tools that assist teachers in adapting lesson plans around concepts their students struggle to understand.

– Agriculture and local language inclusion ($200 million total): Building data sets for underserved and underrepresented local languages (collaborating with Google.org, Microsoft, and Anthropic), alongside mobile apps providing small farmers with real-time weather, pest, and fertilizer advice.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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12 hours agoTrump trolls NVIDIA’s Jensen Huang over struggle to figure out speakerphone

President Donald Trump, showing a close, cordial relationship with NVIDIA co-founder and CEO Jensen Huang, trolled the leader of the biggest semiconductor chip company in the world for his on-stage struggle with how to use a cellphone.

“The great thing about life is that Jensen can develop the most complex computer chip in the world that nobody can copy for 10 years but can’t figure out how to put me on speakerphone,” Trump said through the phone to the Huang-held stage mic at an AI summit event Monday.

“Almost as distressing is the happiest group is China.”

Trump is facing opposition for his push for American leadership in the artificial intelligence technology versus China, just days before a Chinese dictator Xi Jinping trip to the White House.

Opposition forces are seeking to slow down AI growth and implement regulatory safeguards, while campaigning against data centers. Trump has rebuked the efforts as akin to the climate change “hoax” as overregulation as stifling American prosperity and leadership in the world.

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12 hours agoTrump calls Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang during summit, dismisses AI fears as ‘hoax’

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang received a surprise phone call from President Donald Trump on Monday, in which the president dismissed fears that AI poses an existential threat to humanity and argued against calls to slow frontier AI development.

While speaking on stage at the All-In Summit in Los Angeles, Huang answered the call and placed Trump on speakerphone for the audience of thousands, as shown in a video of the event shared by the All-In Podcast.

“I’m telling you, it’s all a hoax,” Trump said. “The data centers are great, and they make people wealthy, and they make states wealthy, and it’s the oil of the next 20–25 years.”

Trump said critics are “playing right into the hands of a lot of people that don’t want to see it happen.”

“That could be political people. It could also be China. And we’re not going to let that happen,” Trump said.

The president also rejected the idea that AI could pose an existential threat to humanity.

“The robots are not going to be taking over the world,” the president added.

Separately on Monday, Trump shared a series of Truth Social posts defending AI development and criticizing calls for increased regulation.

This is an excerpt from Sophia Compton’s full FOX Business report.

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13 hours agoPalantir CTO warns of ‘unseen’ forces ‘pushing AI safety as a political ideology’

Palantir Chief Technical Officer Shyam Sankar is warning of “attempted coup” from “unseen” hands pushing back on “technological progress” that artificial intelligence may bring.

“There is an unseen hand pushing AI safety as a political ideology,” Sankar wrote Monday night on X.

“Effective Altruists believe a tiny group of technocrats should decide how much technological progress the rest of us are allowed to have…. and how many shrimp your life is worth.

“You are witnessing their attempted coup.”

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13 hours agoTrump: ‘AI Hoax being perpetrated by the Radical Left’

President Donald Trump is concerned the push for regulation of the rapidly developing artificial intelligence (AI) industry is another “hoax” akin to climate change, potentially stifling innovation and his push for American exceptionalism and leadership in the world.

“The AI Hoax being perpetrated by the Radical Left Dumocrats is reminiscent of their Global Warming Scam of not so long ago, where everyone was going to die from extreme heat,” Trump wrote Monday night on Truth Social. “What happened? MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!!!”

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