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Trump Rejects Calls to Slow AI, Cites US Lead

By Drooid · Sep 14, 2026, 6:05 PM UTC · How we work

Summary

Story summary

AI CEOs Dario Amodei, Sam Altman and Elon Musk urged slowing AI development.
President Donald Trump rejected calls to slow AI, saying the U.S. leads China.
Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed and Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro urged federal AI guardrails.
Saudi Arabia’s east-west pipeline shutdown pushed Brent crude above $108 a barrel.
Nvidia fell 3.4% as tech stocks slipped.

History

Historical Context

AlphaGo's March 2016 4-1 victory over Lee Sedol in Seoul marked the first AI defeat of a top Go professional, echoing Deep Blue’s 1997 win over Kasparov and prompting China to treat the event as a “Sputnik moment” that boosted national AI funding. Today, CEOs such as Elon Musk and Sam Altman urge regulation, while President Trump rejects limits.

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Story summary

AI CEOs Dario Amodei, Sam Altman and Elon Musk urged slowing AI development.
President Donald Trump rejected calls to slow AI, saying the U.S. leads China.
Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed and Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro urged federal AI guardrails.
Saudi Arabia’s east-west pipeline shutdown pushed Brent crude above $108 a barrel.
Nvidia fell 3.4% as tech stocks slipped.

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