The Geopolitics of AI: Can a “HIGH IQ” President Beat China?

When Anthropic asks for security settings and the White House responds with Caps Lock, the race for global domination takes a rather… unusual turn.

Donald Trump seems to be tired of the increasingly frequent calls to slow down artificial intelligence.

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In one his post on Truth Social, Trump argues that artificial intelligence does not need the safeguards proposed by some of the biggest names in the industry. According to the US President, the technology needs something much simpler: a “STRONG AND SMART (with a high IQ!) PRESIDENT” ή “STRONG AND SMART (High IQ!) PRESIDENT.”

Trump didn’t stop there. He specifically targeted Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, accusing him of pretending to be an “innocent little angel,” while claiming that his administration has already prevented artificial intelligence companies from taking harmful or potentially harmful actions.

He then said: “We already have enormous power—criminal and regulatory—over these companies!”

But behind the insults and capital letters that characterize Trump's style, there is an argument that deserves serious consideration: China. "A SICK conspiracy is developing against AI and data centers, and the only one who is happy about it is China," Trump wrote. He followed up with an even simpler statement: "WHOEVER WINS IN AI, WINS EVERYTHING!" and yes, he is right.
But let's remember what Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei said, when he said that we need to regulate the pace of AI development. AI is evolving at an astonishing speed, and it would be foolish to pretend that there are no risks.

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However, the evolution of AI is an irreversible process. The technology is there, the knowledge is there, and the competition is fierce. None of this will disappear because American AI companies decide it would be safer to move more slowly.

Choose

We all want AI that is developed safely, responsibly, and in the right conditions. Companies may be able to mitigate some risks in the United States while creating a completely different risk: allowing a rival to emerge as the dominant global force in this field.

Which development seems safer to you?

Should the West move forward at a rapid pace (even with the hope that the President does indeed have a… “High IQ”) to maintain the lead?

Or slow down to control domestic risks, but risk seeing China take the reins of technological dominance?

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