Summary
Trump said his administration should not overreact to warnings about AI development and argued that ceding the lead to China would create greater risks. He acknowledged that some guardrails may be needed but offered no specific regulatory programme.
Why it matters
The comments establish the White House’s immediate preference for competitive acceleration over a precautionary pause in frontier AI.
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