It’s up to AI developers to ensure their tech is safe, says top Trump adviser on AI

Updated on: September 14, 2026 / 6:47 PM EDT / CBS News

David Sacks, a key adviser to President Trump on technology, told CBS News he believes that fears about artificial intelligence's potential threat to humanity are overblown and that, while caution is warranted, development of AI should continue.

"I think this is becoming a panic," he told CBS News senior business and technology correspondent Jo Ling Kent. "We're in an election season, and there is an incentive for political actors to try and amplify the fear. And I think this is a moment to really calm down a little bit and look at the issue rationally."

Sacks' comments come amid mounting concerns that advanced AI platforms could inflict catastrophic harm on people. On Sept. 8, former Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon warned that Anthropic and OpenAI are "gambling with our lives" by developing self-improving "superintelligence."

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei told CBS News "Sunday Morning" that "there are real dangers" with AI, adding that the "industry lied to people about the fact that this technology had risks."

In an exclusive interview with CBS News, Sacks placed the onus on Anthropic, OpenAI and other large language model developers to protect the public…

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