President Trump has dismissed calls for increased oversight of artificial intelligence (AI), even as certain industry experts express serious concerns. His stance followed an essay by Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, who urged major AI companies to slow their rapid technological advances. Amodei’s warning emphasized that these developments could present an existential risk to society.
Amna Nawaz, co-anchor and co-managing editor of PBS News Hour, discussed the implications further with Stephen Witt.