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President Trump dismissed recent stark warnings about the dangers of artificial intelligence, saying critics were raising fears about 'things that won't happen' and framing rapid AI development as necessary to compete with China. His comments came as a wave of insider warnings about AI risks circulated among Silicon Valley figures and researchers. Amid the debate, analysts and commentators have begun examining what a proposed AI development 'slowdown' would actually entail, noting that pacing the technology's rollout is far from a simple fix and could carry significant economic and competitive tradeoffs.