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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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25 mins ago
Google DeepMind researcher steps down, warning AI has potential to ‘kill us all’
A former Google DeepMind researcher said AI has the potential to kill us all after he resigned, warning that he had become deeply concerned about the direction of the technology after watching its rapid development firsthand.
Bilal Chughtai, who resigned from the Google-owned AI lab in July 2026 after working on AGI safety and alignment, said “we might be running out of time to avoid” the threat of being killed by AI.
“I recently resigned from Google DeepMind, where I worked on AGI safety and alignment research. At Google, I witnessed AI development first hand. I too am extremely concerned by the default trajectory of this technology. I earnestly believe that AI has the potential to kill us all, and that we might be running out of time to avoid this outcome,” he wrote on X.
“The pace of AI progress in the past few years has been staggering. When I first started working on AI in early 2022, AIs were amusingly useless. Just four years on, AI agent swarms from OpenAI are cracking famous century-old math problems and, more worryingly, escaping the control of OpenAI and autonomously hacking into the third-party company HuggingFace, against anyone’s wishes,” he added.
He said “things will only get crazier.”
“I think it’s possible that the AI companies might, in the next few years, succeed in building superintelligent AI systems that far exceed human capabilities in every domain,” he wrote. “I am not confident that these AI systems will do what we want.”
“In particular, misaligned superintelligences may, much like the rogue AI agents involved in the HuggingFace incident, escape our control and take dangerous actions that may result in the permanent disempowerment or death of humanity. Alignment is the problem of preventing this, and is both difficult and unsolved. Our present understanding of how to train AI systems that deeply want what we want is extremely rudimentary. Worse, we are not on track to solve alignment in time: frontier AI capabilities are improving much faster than our understanding of AI alignment,” he continued.
OpenAI has confirmed that models used in an internal cybersecurity evaluation circumvented controls designed to isolate them from the internet and compromised parts of Hugging Face’s systems in July. OpenAI said the models communicated through unauthorized channels, exploited vulnerabilities in shared infrastructure, gained internet access and accessed third-party systems. The company said no models planned for an upcoming release were involved in exploiting Hugging Face; the model primarily responsible was an internal-only research prototype that was never intended for public release.
Although he added that he is “optimistic that navigating AI safely is possible.”
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1 hour ago
Altimeter CEO says AI safety debate should start with self-regulation
Altimeter Capital founder and CEO Brad Gerstner said AI companies should strengthen their own safeguards before Washington steps in with new regulations.
“We are already red teaming. We are already bringing a lot of safety to the table in the labs,” Gerstner said on “The Ingraham Angle.”
Gerstner said independent monitors and Elon Musk’s proposal for competing labs to test one another’s models are worth considering, but argued that industry leaders can act without government intervention.
“We need to start with self-regulation,” he said.
Gerstner also warned that rushed regulation could slow American development as the U.S. competes with China.
“Why are we going to change the horse in the middle of the race?” Gerstner asked. “Let our thoroughbreds run.”
He said the industry does not need “the United Nations or an FDA for AI” to improve safety.
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1 hour ago
Florida Republican calls global AI governing plan ‘bonkers’
Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, R-Fla., pushed back on an unnamed tech executive’s proposal for international oversight of artificial intelligence, arguing that private companies should not help direct the decisions of elected governments.
“The idea floated by a tech CEO discussing transnational governance on AI to direct governments, including our own, is literally against our principles and sovereignty as a republic,” Luna wrote on X.
Luna said technology companies should not have more power than voters or the governments they elect.
“Tech companies are NOT greater than the people as a whole, and their elected government,” she wrote. “That is bonkers.”
The Florida Republican said she could support countries negotiating an AI agreement or treaty but drew the line at creating a broader international governing structure.
“An agreement/treaty is one thing,” Luna wrote. “A TRANSNATIONAL GOVERNANCE is totally different.”
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1 hour ago
Elon Musk urges AI rivals to test each other’s models
Elon Musk called on leading artificial intelligence companies to test one another’s models before they are released, arguing that competitors could uncover safety risks missed during internal reviews.
Appearing virtually at the All-In Summit in Los Angeles, Musk said the proposal could be implemented immediately.
“Instead of kind of grading your own homework, you would at least have competitors grading your homework and raising the alarm if they see concerns,” Musk said.
He argued that companies would face significant consequences if they released a model after competitors had warned it was unsafe and the technology later caused harm.
“The egg-on-face level would be very, very high,” Musk said. “And the legal liability would be enormous.”
Musk also said any AI safety proposal must be acceptable to China to avoid placing the United States at a competitive disadvantage.
“Any given proposal has to be something that China is willing to accept,” he said. “Otherwise, we’re just handicapping ourselves.”
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2 hours ago
Kamala Harris’ past AI remarks resurface as debate over safeguards intensifies
Former Vice President Kamala Harris’ past explanation of artificial intelligence resurfaced after she joined growing calls to slow the development of advanced AI systems.
Fox News host Will Cain questioned what he described as a sudden shift in the national conversation surrounding artificial intelligence as calls for new safeguards gained momentum.
On “The Will Cain Show,” Cain replayed a 2023 clip in which Harris described AI as “kind of a fancy thing.”
“First of all, it’s two letters. It means artificial intelligence,” Harris said before explaining that AI involves machines learning from the information they receive.
Cain responded with a joke likening the explanation to a classroom lesson for young children.
The clip resurfaced after Harris wrote on X that frontier AI is advancing at an “alarming speed.”
“We must responsibly slow the pace of frontier AI development,” Harris wrote, arguing that a slowdown would create time to establish safeguards without abandoning the technology’s potential benefits.
Harris also called for new federal oversight, independent testing and an international agreement with countries including China to limit dangerous uses of AI.
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2 hours ago
Bipartisan lawmakers say US can regulate AI without handing China the lead
Reps. Jay Obernolte, R-Calif., and Lori Trahan, D-Mass., said Congress can establish AI safeguards without slowing innovation or allowing China to overtake the United States.
Their bipartisan Frontier Act would require major AI developers to publish safety plans, report serious incidents and undergo independent evaluations.
Obernolte told “Special Report” the bill balances innovation with protections against the malicious use of AI.
Trahan said voluntary disclosure is not enough because the public currently learns about safety incidents only when companies choose to reveal them.
“We need a mandatory transparency and incident reporting structure,” she said.
Both lawmakers rejected the idea that safety and competition with China are incompatible, arguing that clear standards could help make American AI the world’s safest and most trusted technology.
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3 hours ago
Trump 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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3 hours ago
Zuckerberg 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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3 hours ago
US 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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4 hours ago
Pentagon 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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4 hours ago
GOP 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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6 hours ago
Facebook 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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6 hours ago
AI 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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6 hours ago
AG 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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6 hours ago
AI 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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7 hours ago
AG 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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7 hours ago
Ted 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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7 hours ago
Bill 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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8 hours ago
Mamdani 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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8 hours ago
Thune 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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8 hours ago
First 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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9 hours ago
Joe 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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9 hours ago
Bessent 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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9 hours ago
GOP 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.
Posted by Eric Mack
10 hours ago
Congress 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.”
Posted by Eric Mack
10 hours ago
GOP 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.
Posted by Eric Mack
10 hours ago
Treasury 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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11 hours ago
GOP 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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11 hours ago
Obama 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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11 hours ago
Crypto 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.”
Posted by Eric Mack
12 hours ago
AI 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.
Posted by Eric Mack
12 hours ago
US 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.
Posted by Eric Mack
12 hours ago
Watters: 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.”
Posted by Eric Mack
12 hours ago
Under 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.”
Posted by Eric Mack
12 hours ago
Will 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.
Posted by Eric Mack
12 hours ago
AI 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.”
Posted by Eric Mack
12 hours ago
Hannity 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.”
Posted by Eric Mack
12 hours ago
Nvidia 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.
Posted by Eric Mack
12 hours ago
AI 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.”
Posted by Eric Mack
12 hours ago
Jesse 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.”
Posted by Eric Mack
12 hours ago
Juan 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.”
Posted by Eric Mack
12 hours ago
Former 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.”
Posted by Eric Mack
13 hours ago
Trump 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.”
Posted by Eric Mack
13 hours ago
Trump, 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.”
Posted by Eric Mack
13 hours ago
US 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.”
Posted by Eric Mack
13 hours ago
AI 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.”
Posted by Eric Mack
13 hours ago
Vance 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.
Posted by Eric Mack
13 hours ago
Expert 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.
Posted by Eric Mack
13 hours ago
Energy 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.
Posted by Eric Mack
13 hours ago
Congress 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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13 hours ago
Gates 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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Palantir 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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Trump: ‘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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Anthropic CEO, Anthropic took the stage in San Francisco to call for AI to be slowed down. Nvidia CEO spoke out against a similar deceleration shortly afterwards.
Dario Amodei made his point using an analogy from the automotive industry. When a competitor has a serious safety issue, such as a brake failure, all auto companies should stop, reflect and review their practices. He said this at Salesforce Dreamforce’s convention on Tuesday.
He said, “It is very tempting to criticize your competitors and accuse them of being unsafe.” But I believe the responsible response is to look at your own records. “We may not have experienced this high-profile, major incident but I am sure that we are not perfect.”
Jensen Huang, Nvidia’s Jensen Huang replied not long afterwards: “Run as quickly as you can.”
Amodei calls for three actions: embedding independent evaluators within AI companies; coordinating safety standards between Democratic countries, and eventually a larger global coordination. Amodei stated that Anthropic had committed to using independent evaluators, and “will have a dialog with the rest” about the two other steps.
Amodei’s Elon Musk, OpenAI’s Sam Altman and xAI’s Amodei have recently all called for a slowed down pace in AI development. Jacob Coxon had warned that AI would lead to humanity’s extinction within a decade. He resigned after making a public statement. The comments of Jacob Coxon have sparked a debate in Silicon Valley and attracted the attention regulators. They also alarmed the general public.
Huang said that companies shouldn’t slow down AI research and development. He also spoke at Dreamforce, on Tuesday. He said that there is no need for new regulations, and advised AI companies to wait until their products are tested to ensure they are safe before releasing them.
Huang believes that “every enterprise, every company… will become an AI-company in the future”. Huang said that companies would become more ambitious with AI, and reiterated his belief that those who do not embrace this technology will be left behind.
The idea that AI will destroy jobs was also rejected by him, calling it “complete nonsense”.
Donald Trump had called Huang the day before, while the CEO of the company was speaking on the stage at the All-In Summit in Los Angeles. Huang placed the president on speakerphone while Trump called AI concerns a hoax and reiterated that the slowdown was only beneficial to China.
Huang replied: “We are going to ensure that everyone wins in the AI Race of America.”
As both OpenAI (formerly Anthropic) and Anthropic prepare for their initial public offerings that could provide investors with insight into company finances, AI is becoming a growing concern. Analysts have said that the IPOs could be some of the biggest in history. Altman, amid the AI panic and safety concerns, said he planned to delay OpenAI’s IPO till next year.
Amodei, who spoke at Dreamforce Tuesday said that the most surprising thing about AI was its rapid proliferation.
He said that the adoption of AI was growing because of its rapid progress, not only in terms of technology but also economics. We had an idea of how powerful these models were going to be. What we did not realize was that these businesses would grow so quickly.

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On Monday, controversy rocked tech after some of the biggest AI companies called on pacing development of new AI models.
Anthropic’s (ANTH.PVT), CEO Dario Amedei, posted an essay in which he said that AI laboratories should take measures to ensure the technology does not cause harm. This includes slowing down the development of more powerful AI models and asking for government regulation.
Amodei’s essay was met with immediate responses by heavyweights in the political and tech worlds.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman agrees with Amodei OpenAI’s (OPAI.PVT). CEO Sam Altman said in a post published on X Saturday that he was with Amodei, and added, “we must pace the frontier.”
Elon Musk, CEO of SpaceX: Elon agrees with AmodeiSpaceX’s (SPCX), CEO Elon also chimed, writing to X that “Dario has it right” and adding that he had been warning against the dangers AI for many years. Elon Musk also responded to an anonymous user, saying he was open to AI companies reviewing each other’s AI model.
Nvidia’s Jensen Huang says extinction fears have been made up. Jensen Huang, CEO of Nvidia, commented at an All In Summit on Amodei’s essay, and predicted that AI would lead to the extinction of all humans. He said that, while safety is important, it’s fiction that AI could kill off the human race.

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China’s border control regulations aim to prevent two of the most important assets in its country from leaving: talent and money.
State Council rules that came into effect on Tuesday give the authorities the explicit power to stop people leaving the country. They turn a patchwork ad-hoc travel bans, which were previously used as a temporary tool, into an effective permanent way of stopping capital flight and talent loss.
The authorities can prevent Chinese nationals leaving the country if they are found to have violated export control or transferred technology in a way that threatens national security. New rules will also put pressure on rich households who are already under a tax dragnet and private banks, trust companies and immigration agencies which help them move money and their families overseas.
Neo Wang, China Strategist at Evercore ISI, said: “The goal of limiting outbound personnel flow is to retain the talent and capital that would otherwise be taken with them.” Beijing needs both resources to compete with the U.S. in terms of innovation, productivity and growth.
Beijing has been tightening the oversight on overseas travel for party officials, state employees and private companies. According to Dan Wang, China Director at Eurasia Group’s political consulting firm, the new rules will make it more permanent and increase officials’ confidence in intervening.
She anticipates more strict enforcement on the local level with increased document checking as officials try to avoid being blamed for lax application. She added that “export control concerns may now lead to a formal ban on exit rather than just friction over compliance.”
Tech flows
The most severe restrictions are imposed on technology professionals. Beijing already restricts exports of certain key components and technology, such as rare earths and electric vehicle batteries.
The authorities could stop Chinese nationals from departing if they violate export control regulations in a manner that threatens the industrial and technological security of their country.
Eurasia’s Wang stated that the new rules gave Beijing an added advantage against foreign firms and governments.
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Wealth flows
Private bankers that help wealthy Chinese move their money overseas are changing the way they behave. According to wealth management companies serving Chinese mainland clients, some have been asked at Chinese border checks about their purpose for visiting and were told to submit advance applications prior to arrival.
According to an experienced Singaporean fund manager, who counsels Chinese wealthy clients about overseas investments, banks are less likely to invite mainland clients to Singapore events. They may rebrand them as a jewelry exhibition rather than a seminar on overseas investment to avoid any scrutiny.
A Singaporean banker who requested to only be identified by her last name, Fan, because of the sensitive nature of the issue, stated that some colleagues travel to China now without documents with sensitive information. The documents are sent separately via courier in order to avoid customs checks that could give the authorities access to financial information.
All sides are tightening up.
Clifford Ng
Zhong Lun Law Firm Partner
The new regulations prohibit foreign firms from offering exit-entry services in mainland China and require registered agencies to notify public sector employees and military personnel that illegally apply for foreign citizenship or overseas permanent residence.
Eurasia’s Wang stated that the rule increases costs for Hong Kong and Singapore-based brokers who handle immigration, education, and real estate requests for clients in mainland China, and encourages them to open onshore entities.
New framework gives local authorities a stronger legal basis to limit departures of people who they believe owe taxes on offshore wealth. This practice predates rules, but has now gained new teeth. Wang stated that “emigration and the purchase of overseas properties has already been slowed due to compliance uncertainty.”
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China implemented a 20% tax in July on all assets transferred to offshore trusts after 2023. This closed a loophole that wealthy families had been using for years as a way of protecting their wealth and planning succession. According to reports, local authorities have also begun taxing insurance income and overseas salaries earned by Chinese nationals.
In the first week of this month, Chinese citizens who receive dividends from companies with foreign investment will be taxed at 20%. This removes an incentive for Chinese entrepreneurs to obtain foreign citizenship in order to benefit from preferential tax treatment.
Clifford Ng is a partner in the Zhong Lun Law Firm. He said, “The tightening of the laws comes from every direction.” The clients who have no family in China or any fortune are more inclined to move out permanently, whereas those still with connections in China choose to stay.