--- title: "\"This is a scam\": Trump rejects AI 'world takeover' threat and urges not to slow down development" description: "Donald Trump stated that claims of an AI 'world takeover' are a deception and rejected calls from industry leaders to slow down development. The statement came amid preparations for a meeting with Xi Jinping." date: 2026-09-15T02:28:00.000Z lang: en url: https://xab.info/en/posts/trump-calls-ai-world-takeover-a-scam-and-rejects-slowdown tags: [trump, artificial-intelligence, ai-regulation, china, us-policy] publisher: "XAB.info" --- # "This is a scam": Trump rejects AI 'world takeover' threat and urges not to slow down development ![Donald Trump at his desk in the Oval Office during a statement on artificial intelligence](https://xab.info/media/2026/09/15/tramp-nazval-zahvat-mira-ii-obmanom-i-otvergnal-zamedlenie/tramp-nazval-zahvat-mira-ii-obmanom-i-otvergnal-zamedlenie-1.webp) ## 🎯 Key Points - Trump called claims of an AI 'world takeover' a deception and equated them with other 'scams,' in his view. - Leaders of Anthropic, OpenAI and xAI, as well as a resigned Anthropic researcher, are calling for slowing AI development; Trump opposes this. - Trump claims the US already has mechanisms for regulating AI companies and that the US leads China. - Amid the statements, a meeting between Trump and Xi Jinping is being prepared; Reuters reported plans for a separate talk on AI risks in mid-September. US President Donald Trump publicly stated that claims of an alleged inevitable "world takeover" by artificial intelligence are a deception. In his posts on Truth Social, which RBC-Ukraine cites via Reuters, the head of the White House listed a number of topics that, in his view, fall into the category of "scams," alongside global warming and two impeachment proceedings. According to him, all of these are manifestations of the activity of "radical-left dorks" who "never give up, but rarely win." ### Protests within the industry: resignations and calls to slow down Trump's remarks came against a backdrop of growing alarm within the tech sector itself. Last week, Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon announced his resignation, explaining it by the fact that "the people building AI seriously believe it could kill us by the end of the decade." Meanwhile, the heads of the industry's biggest players — Anthropic, OpenAI and xAI — publicly called for slowing the pace of the technology's development. Thus, the US president's position sharply contrasts with the views of some leading experts and top managers in the industry. ### Washington's position: against slowing down Trump consistently opposes any restrictions. "The only control mechanism or 'limiters' AI needs is a strong and smart president with a high IQ, and the US has plenty of them," he wrote, adding that doubts arising over AI development would benefit China. He also stressed that the US already has mechanisms for regulating and prosecuting companies working in artificial intelligence, and that the US leads China in this field. Earlier, days before his latest posts, he had already rejected experts' calls to slow development, stating there were no risks. ### Contradictory data The available sources contain a discrepancy in the chronology of contacts with China. On the one hand, it is noted that Trump already has a meeting scheduled with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Washington next week. On the other hand, Reuters previously reported that both countries planned to hold a separate meeting in mid-September specifically to discuss risks associated with artificial intelligence. That is, the publications mention two different time windows (mid- and late September) and, possibly, two different formats of negotiations, which requires clarification. Moreover, Trump characterizes doubts over AI development as a potential win for the US in the standoff with China, whereas, according to the same sources, China, following Washington, has also rejected proposals to slow the development of advanced AI technologies — which calls into question the thesis of a "difference in positions" between the two countries. ### Context: talks with Beijing amid the AI dispute Thus, Trump's public campaign to discredit the "AI panic" is unfolding on the eve of a direct dialogue with Beijing. For the US administration, this allows it to simultaneously demonstrate technological confidence to the domestic electorate and take a hardline, "no-slowdown" position on the international stage, while part of the industry continues to insist on caution. ## 🔍 Fact-Check Verification - ["This is a scam." Trump denies AI can take over the world](https://www.rbc.ua/ukr/news/tse-obman-tramp-zaperechue-shcho-ii-zdatniy-1789439126.html) - Подтверждает посты Трампа в Truth Social, отставку исследователя Anthropic, призывы лидеров ИИ и контекст встречи с Си Цзиньпином. - [Trump calls AI world-takeover claims a scam](https://theotherukraine.info/2026/09/14/tramp-nazval-utverzhdeniya-o-zahvate-mira-ii-naduvatelstvom/) - Совпадает по сути заявлений Трампа и перечислению «обманов». - ["Disgusting": Trump criticized for AI image of himself and Dolly Parton](https://ru.euronews.com/culture/2026/08/28/disgusting-donald-trump-faces-backlash-for-posting-ai-image-of-him-and-dolly-parton) - Подтверждено по источнику ru.euronews.com - [Trump angers music fans with his AI image as Elvis Presley](https://ru.euronews.com/culture/2026/08/03/donald-trump-angers-music-fans-after-sharing-ai-generated-image-of-himself-as-elvis-presle) - Подтверждено по источнику ru.euronews.com ## ❓ FAQ ### Q: What exactly did Trump say about AI? **A:** He called claims of an artificial intelligence 'world takeover' a deception and stated that the US already has mechanisms for regulating AI companies. ### Q: Who is in favor of slowing AI development? **A:** The heads of Anthropic, OpenAI and xAI, as well as resigned Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon, who cited fears of a fatal outcome by the end of the decade. ### Q: Why is this connected to China? **A:** Trump stated that doubts over AI development would benefit China and that the US leads China; meanwhile, a meeting with Xi Jinping is being prepared, and Reuters reported plans for a separate talk on AI risks.