Donald Trump prioritizes winning the AI race against China over addressing existential risks to humanity.

AI Geopolitics National SecuritySep 11, 2026score 0.612 posts · 4 replies across 2 instances

The thread discusses President Trump's dismissal of existential risks posed by AI in favor of prioritizing a competitive lead over China. It highlights the tension between safety warnings from AI researchers and the push for rapid infrastructure expansion.

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Parent: AIEntity: Donald TrumpImpact: mixedDate: Sep 11, 2026Target: Donald Trump's AI policy priorities

The United States will be in a very bad position if it loses the technological lead in AI to China.

Parent: GeopoliticsEntity: United StatesSub-entity: ChinaImpact: negativeDate: Sep 11, 2026Target: US-China AI competition

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Donald Trump has ignored panicked warnings from Anthropic employees claiming that AI could end civilization. He says the U.S. will be in a very bad position if China wins in AI. 

Translation: It’s going to take more than an extinction level event to stop those data center build outs.

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President Trump rejects warnings of AI-driven human extinction, saying the US leads China by a year and will be "in a very bad position" if it doesn't win in AI (Jeff Mason/Bloomberg)

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-09-11/trump-rejects-warnings-that-ai-may-lead-to-human-extinction
http://www.techmeme.com/260911/p2#a260911p2

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