Trump dismisses AI extinction risks as OpenAI and Anthropic researchers warn of danger

The administration's position coincides with high-profile departures and public statements from key researchers at major AI labs. Jacob Coxon, a researcher at Anthropic, resigned this week, accusing both Anthropic and OpenAI of "gambling with our lives" by developing systems that could potentially "kill us all by the end of the decade." Similarly, Jasmine Wang, an alignment researcher at OpenAI, warned that accelerating toward recursive self-improvement (RSI) is extremely dangerous. Jakub Pachocki, OpenAI’s chief scientist, also expressed fear that society is unprepared for the rapid rise in machine intelligence.

In response to these escalating safety concerns, bipartisan efforts in Congress are advancing legislative measures to regulate advanced AI. The FRONTIER Act aims to establish deployment guidelines, while the Ban Artificial Superintelligence Act proposes a temporary moratorium on advanced development until federal safety standards are met. Despite these proposals, the President has not indicated support for either bill, prioritizing geopolitical competition over regulatory oversight.