Is Trump’s AI obsession walking the world into disaster? | Politics Weekly America
30:27Politics Weekly America video episodesAI (artificial intelligence)Is Trump’s AI obsession walking the world into disaster? | Politics Weekly AmericaTech bosses have called for a slowdown in artificial intelligence and formal guardrails to be introduced by the US government. But President Trump is not moved by the doomsday predictions, calling them a ‘hoax'. What is behind his affection for the AI industry?
- ▪30:27Politics Weekly America video episodesAI (artificial intelligence)Is Trump’s AI obsession walking the world into disaster? | Politics Weekly AmericaTech bosses have called for a slowdown in artificial intelligence and formal guardrails
- ▪But President Trump is not moved by the doomsday predictions, calling them a ‘hoax'.
- ▪What is behind his affection for the AI industry?
2 outlets in our directory ran this story, first to last over 7 hours. All of the coverage we found sits in one bucket: lean left. That one-sidedness is itself worth noticing.
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| Canonical URL | https://www.theguardian.com/politics/video/2026/sep/18/is-trumps-ai-obsession-walking-the-world-into-disaster-politics-weekly-america |
| Publication time | Fri, 18 Sep 2026 11:00:17 GMT |
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30:27Politics Weekly America video episodesAI (artificial intelligence)Is Trump’s AI obsession walking the world into disaster? | Politics Weekly AmericaTech bosses have called for a slowdown in artificial intelligence and formal guardrails to be introduced by the US government. But President Trump is not moved by the doomsday predictions, calling them a ‘hoax'. What is behind his affection for the AI industry? Jonathan Freedland and Guardian US tech editor Blake Montgomery discuss Presented by Jonathan Freedland with Blake Montgomery , produced by Nada Smiljanic and John Rogers; the executive producer is Maz Ebtehaj, Source: The GuardianFri 18 Sep 2026 07.00 EDTShareExplore more on these topicsAI (artificial intelligence)Politics Weekly America video episodesDonald TrumpUS politics
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