Bring AI under human control

17 September 2026, The Tablet

Labelling this fear “a hoax”, as Donald Trump has done, simply increases the danger.

The United States is the dominant power in the AI world, and it is from there that a solution has to come. Trump’s declaration that “the only control or guardrails that AI needs is a STRONG AND SMART (High IQ!) PRESIDENT” makes the danger all the more alarming. Even if it were true, there is no such president in sight. It invites the question – is Donald Trump more dangerous than AI?

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