Sacks accuses media of AI fearmongering

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David Sacks, President Trump's tech adviser and former AI czar, on Wednesday blamed media coverage for public alarm over AI, echoing the president, who called concerns about the technology a "hoax." "I think Donald Trump is unique in his ability as a leader to basically say, 'No, this is not true. This is a hoax.' And this actually creates the space to then dissect the narrative and find out all the ways in which it is flawed," he said at a Politico forum in Washington, DC. After several prominent tech leaders warned about the rapid advancement of AI and potentially existential risks, President Trump sought to downplay those concerns, calling them a "HOAX" and a "conspiracy" and dismissing calls for greater regulation. "The only control or 'guardrails' that AI needs is a STRONG AND SMART (High IQ!) PRESIDENT, and the U.S.A. has that, in spades! The Trump Administration has stopped AI 'people' from doing bad, or potentially bad, 'things,' like Dario (Anthropic!), who is now preten