Anthropic · Dario Amodei · China · Donald Trump · Republicans · US Congress · Fortune Technology
Trump tells Americans not to ‘kill the golden goose’ rejecting voters’ turn against AI and data centers
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Donald Trump has a message for voters: they’re wrong.
Key facts
- The trouble for Trump is that some 61% of Americans oppose a new data center in their community, along with 54% of Republicans, according to a poll from the Annenberg Public Policy Center
- Nearly 46% of Americans oppose Flock-style cameras in their neighborhoods, as opposed to 38% which support
- The only control or ‘guardrails’ that AI needs is a STRONG AND SMART (High IQ!) PRESIDENT,” Trump wrote on Truth Social, calling out Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei by name while warning of a “SICK
- Amodei has called for the industry to “pace the frontier,” while OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk have agreed, arguing for stronger safety measures as frontier models demonstrate
Summary
“The only control or ‘guardrails’ that AI needs is a STRONG AND SMART (High IQ!) PRESIDENT,” Trump wrote on Truth Social, calling out Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei by name while warning of a “SICK conspiracy” against AI and data centers. “WHOEVER WINS AI, WINS!” he added, arguing that China would be the primary winner of an AI slowdown. It’s one of a crop of issues where MAGA world finds itself on the wrong side of public opinion as they stare down the midterms that could see them lose control of Congress. Nearly 46% of Americans oppose Flock-style cameras in their neighborhoods, as opposed to 38% which support. The stakes are high. That makes the AI fight especially awkward for Trump: another technology he wants Americans to embrace, as more of the people building it are warning that it may need to slow down.