In a flurry of posts on Truth Social on the 14th, Donald Trump—styling himself the “Hoax Buster”—dismissed the notion that “AI will take over the world” as a hoax akin to global warming. He also defended AI and data centers during a call with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang.
Trump questioned when in business history industry leaders had ever advocated for regulations that, if strictly enforced, would drive their own sectors to extinction and bankruptcy. He labeled claims about AI taking over the world or destroying humanity as hoaxes—placing them in the same category as the Russia and Ukraine scandals and his two impeachments—and asserted that the U.S. has been forced to endure various scams and frauds perpetrated by “Destructionists” and “Deviants” through their vile tactics and illegal actions. He reiterated that global warming is a hoax.