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‘Stop Me Before I Kill Again’: Trump Official Compares AI Leaders To Hannibal Lecter

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent criticized AI CEOs for spreading “alarmism without solutions.”

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WATCH: GOP senators skeptical of Bill Gates’ ‘fearmongering’ AI warning as Dems sound alarmBill Gates' warning that AI could lead to "a billion deaths" divided senators, with some calling it fear-mongering and others demanding regulation.

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Sam Altman says world should accept some risks for AI benefitsOpenAI CEO Sam Altman says AI’s benefits are worth accepting some risks as President Trump launches a new federal effort focused on U.S. leadership in artificial intelligence.

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Bill Gates warns AI could cause a billion deaths and says self-regulation is not enoughGates says AI could cause a billion deaths and self-regulation is not enough. The EU has been able to fine model providers 3% of turnover since August.

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Hakeem Jeffries backs rigid guardrails for AIHouse Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-New York, told USA TODAY “time is of the essence” to act on AI guardrails after the Hugging Face attack.

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Senator introduces bill to protect workers during AI boomWith artificial intelligence becoming a hot topic on Capitol Hill, one lawmaker is working to make sure Congress gets ahead of the issue - protecting Americans and guaranteeing AI works for them.

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GOP senator warns Anthropic of "alarmist" approach to AISen. Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio) is urging Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei against an "alarmist approach" and "panic-inducing commentary" on AI, according to a letter sent Monday and obtained by Axios. Why it matters: It's the latest example of President Trump's allies targeting Amodei. Moreno's letter comes ahead of Anthropic's expected historic IPO , with…

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GOP committee chair rebuts Sam Altman: ‘I'm never willing to accept bad results’ from AIRep. G.T. Thompson told reporters Monday he disagrees with Altman’s premise.

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Senator Bernie Moreno accuses Anthropic’s Amodei of ‘alarmist’ AI talkSenator Bernie Moreno accuses Anthropic’s Dario Amodei of an ‘alarmist approach’ to AI before the IPO and calls his comments ‘panic-inducing’.

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Jon Stewart Exposes Donald Trump’s Potentially World-Ending GriftStewart knows why Trump’s not stopping the AI apocalypse.

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