Trump’s 60 Minutes interview touched on AI safety, threat to arrest an AI exec
Asked about AI executives' warnings about their models' safety on 60 Minutes, Trump said, "I think that the risk is not nearly as real as it- as they talk, and I think the risk can be managed, and it's managed." He claimed the DOJ is managing that risk, saying, "We had a situation where somebody was...
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- Asked about AI executives' warnings about their models' safety on 60 Minutes, Trump said, "I think that the risk is not nearly as real as it- as they talk, and I think the risk can be managed, and it's managed." He claimed the DOJ is managing that risk, saying, "We had a situation where somebody was reported to us to be doing something bad with AI.
- We called them very strongly and said, 'Get ready to go to jail.
- Please give your wife a kiss good night.'" Trump refused to name the person or company he was referring to, but said it was the leader of an AI company, "One of the big ones." He claimed that after the threat of arrest, "this person … Read the full story at The Verge.
Asked about AI executives' warnings about their models' safety on 60 Minutes, Trump said, "I think that the risk is not nearly as real as it- as they talk, and I think the risk can be managed, and it's managed." He claimed the DOJ is managing that risk, saying, "We had a situation where somebody was reported to us to be doing something bad with AI. We called them very strongly and said, 'Get ready to go to jail. Please give your wife a kiss good night.'" Trump refused to name the person or company he was referring to, but said it was the leader of an AI company, "One of the big ones." He claimed that after the threat of arrest, "this person … Read the full story at The Verge.
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