Artificial Intelligence (AI) is often regarded as the technology of the future. And with the uses of the technology ever-evolving, especially in the United States, the White House could look to impose limitations on its uses going forward.
In a recent statement, OpenAI's CEO Sam Altman warned that AI could go "very badly" for humans. Citing that we could "lose control of the future"
United States President Donald Trump called the fear surrounding AI a hoax.
"The data centers are great, and they make people wealthy. They make states wealthy, and it's the oil of the next 20-25 years," he said
White House Could Consider Imposing Limits on AI
However, even though the President has no interest in nixing AI completely, there could be a time when some limits are imposed.
"They might agree to some limited safeguards, but that would be the outer limits for the administration," One source close to the situation intimated to the New York Post.
Instead, companies would have to self-regulate their uses of the technology.
Under the safeguards, companies would have to foot the water and electricity bill that comes from AI Data Center usage.
"President Trump has made it clear that he wants to cement American dominance in AI, and the administration is committed to delivering on that pledge while keeping Americans safe," a White House official said to the outlet.
This comes after former OpenAI and Anthropic researcher Jason Coxon, who goes by @hilbertspaess on social media, recently detailed his decision to leave the industry behind. In a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, he warned potential consumers that neither OpenAI nor Anthropic is "acting responsibly" with the technology.
"Do not underestimate the power of this technology," Coxon said. "These will soon be superhuman systems that can hack anything, revolutionize any field overnight, and acquire real power and resources. We have all witnessed the progress in each of these domains, and progress is not slowing."
At the time of writing, the White House has not released an official statement about future regulations on the technology. Stay tuned for more updates.
