Trump Claims AI Race Like Olympics, But Without Medals or Rules
KEY POINTS
- •Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei published an open letter urging a slowdown in AI development yesterday.
- •OpenAI's Sam Altman, Elon Musk, and Alphabet's Demis Hassabis publicly supported the pause concept.
- •Donald Trump and House Speaker Mike Johnson opposed the idea, fearing China would surpass the US.
Yesterday, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei dropped a novel idea: hitting the AI brakes to 'pace the frontier,' which definitely sounds less like a rodeo and more like a mildly panicked tech plea. Sam Altman of OpenAI and Elon Musk (because… why not) chimed in with enthusiastic X-tweets, with Alphabet's Demis Hassabis softly nodding in 'tentative support' — aka, mildly curious but no commitment. Meanwhile, Donald Trump and newly minted House Speaker Mike Johnson threw cold water on this intellectual fire drill, worrying a break would hand China the AI trophy. Trump said, 'Whoever wins AI, wins,' instantly making the AI race sound like WrestleMania 2025. The Financial Times got the scoop, while The Verge gave us the backstage pass. No bots were harmed in this drama, yet.
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(1 of 3)Anthropic says 'slow AI,' Elon and Sam gleefully agree, but Trump insists, 'No pauses, China’s coming for our robot overlords.'
Anthropic calls for AI brakes, but Trump treats it like NASCAR, pedal to the metal, no pit stops allowed.
Tech CEOs want slow-mo on AI but Trump’s already flexing like it’s the next space race with lasers.
Source: Theverge | Published: 9/13/2026 | Author: Terrence O’Brien
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