President Trump dismisses calls for an AI slowdown, saying "you have a lot of negative forces that are bringing it up that shouldn't be bringing it up" (Myles McCormick/Financial Times)

Trump dismissed criticism of AI acceleration, labeling opponents “negative forces.” Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei called for “pacing the frontier” with embedded evaluators and global coordination, warning of uneven competition if China diverges, and disclosed over 80% gross margins for a second quarter. Microsoft announced an AI code of conduct, and House Speaker Mike Johnson said Congress will not regulate AI safety, leaving oversight to companies.