Trump and Johnson resist AI slowdown, fearing China lead

donald trump and house speaker mike johnson express concerns that slowing down ai development could give china an advantage in the ai race. trump stated, 'whoever wins ai, wins.' johnson warned that rushing to regulate ai could be a 'national security threat' and urged people not to panic. this stance opposes the views of anthropic's dario amodei, openai's sam altman, and elon musk, who support temporarily slowing ai development. the debate highlights the tension between regulating ai for safety and the competitive pressures of the global ai landscape.