The adviser urging Trump to reject AI safety fears

Infrastructure vulnerabilities, approaches to safety, and what a "slowdown" could look like.

A slew of new incident reports brought AI concerns to the mainstream. In response, notable AI company CEOs called for a slowdown in the development of advanced artificial intelligence. Despite Trump's statements against the AI slowdown, more members of Congress on both sides of the aisle have expressed alarm at its fast development and lack of strong regulation. Below, we've got some of our best stories covering these AI developments and what we can learn from them, including America's infrastructure vulnerabilities, potential government approaches to AI safety, and what an AI "slowdown" could actually look like. This kind of writing is made possible by our Vox Members. Want to support independent journalism like this? Try Vox free for 30 days and join as a Member today. The adviser urging Trump to reject AI safety fears by Andrew Prokop David Sacks has clashed with safety advocates. He’s no fan of Anthropic or OpenAI. Here’s what he wants. We’re worrying about the wrong AI apocalypse by Sara Herschander America’s infrastructure was already hackable. Then came AI. How to be an AI minimalist by Adam Clark Estes It may feel like AI is creeping into every corner of your life. Here are ways to opt out. Should we be skeptical about the AI panic? by Kelli Wessinger and Sean Rameswaram Death is scary and all. But there are non-speculative problems with AI we should be addressing now. Can AI save global health? Bill Gates is betting $1 billion that it can. by Sara Herschander AI can’t fix all the infrastructure aid cuts broke. But maybe it can help. The people who fear AI are wasting time fighting each other by Marina Bolotnikova The AI risk debate has become pointlessly tribal. There’s a way out. What an AI “slowdown” could look like by Caitlin Dewey The leaders of several AI companies called for new safeguards over the weekend. Here are three things government could do. The week the AI freakout went mainstream by Andrew Prokop Warnings about AI killing many people, or everyone, are going viral. Here are 3 things the government could do. Read more on Vox >>> 📩 Are you enjoying Vox's tech coverage? Sign up for User Friendly, Adam Clark Estes's weekly dispatch that covers how to make sure tech is working for you, instead of overwhelming you. This email was sent to cashub10.politicz@blogger.com. Unsubscribe from this email and manage your email preferences. View our Privacy Notice and our Terms of Service. View this email in your browser.    Vox Media, 1201 Connecticut Ave. NW, Floor 12, Washington, DC 20036. Copyright © 2026. All rights reserved. https://link.vox.com/oc/608adc7591954c3cef04c669sbb30.74y/6c33813b