Trump's AI Wager Meets a Safety Reckoning

Amid warnings about risks from new OpenAI and Anthropic models, Trump said AI needs only a 'strong president,' not regulators. Meanwhile, the US Treasury is preparing first bilateral talks with China on AI safety, and Microsoft AI's head criticized Anthropic's approach to model 'well-being.'

• Trump called AI risk warnings a 'hoax' against the US
• US Treasury preparing talks with China on AI-related cyber threats
• Microsoft AI head criticized Claude training to imitate consciousness
• OpenAI discussing round at valuation near $1.2 trillion