President Trump has now pushed back against calls from Dario Amodei, Sam Altman, and Elon Musk to slow the development of frontier AI. The debate intensified after Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei warned that AI capabilities may be advancing faster than safety measures can keep up. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Elon Musk also backed the idea of slowing the pace and bringing in stronger independent oversight. But Trump has made it clear that he does not want the US to lose momentum. Speaking to reporters in Ireland, Trump dismissed some of the more extreme AI warnings as coming from “negative forces” and said he believes the US needs to maintain its advantage over China. He acknowledged that some guardrails may be necessary, but emphasized staying ahead in the global AI race. “We’re leading China in AI,” Trump said, arguing that the country that wins the AI race could hold a major strategic advantage. That puts two very different approaches directly against each other: AI leaders calling for...