Trump’s 60 Minutes interview touched on AI safety, threat to arrest an AI exec

Inquired about AI executives’cautions about their designs’ security on60 MinutesTrump stated, “I believe that the threat is not almost as genuine as it– as they talk, and I believe the danger can be handled, and it’s handled.”He declared the DOJ is handling that danger, stating, “We had a scenario where someone was reported to us to be doing something bad with AI. We called them extremely highly and stated, ‘Get all set to go to prison. Please offer your better half a kiss great night.'”

Trump declined to call the individual or business he was describing, however stated it was the leader of an AI business, “One of the huge ones.” He declared that after the danger of arrest, “this individual completely altered whatever.” Regardless of formerly declaring that “expert system” is a term utilized by individuals he thinks about the opponent, Trump stated AI instead of SI or incredibly intelligence several times throughout the interview. Ultimately he stated China’s Xi is “… all in to SI, as I call it, due to the fact that it truly is incredibly intelligence. It’s a better name, I believe, due to the fact that it’s not synthetic.”

60 Minutes‘s Ross Douthat went on to ask if Trump would deal with Democrats on AI security, and Trump stated he “definitely would,” including, “I do not mind guardrails, however I do not wish to put us in a deep 2nd position. We’re leading primary. And China has no guardrails, by the method. […] They have the guardrails that whatever President Xi states goes. With me, it’s quite strong, however it’s not rather that strong.”