Trump rejects AI slowdown calls, launches “AI Force” instead

特朗普拒绝放缓人工智能发展的呼吁，转而组建“人工智能部队”

Donald Trump has said that the US would appoint a new AI tsar and create an “AI Force” while offering a full-throated defense of the emerging industry in the face of a growing popular backlash. 唐纳德·特朗普表示，美国将任命一位新的人工智能“沙皇”并组建一支“人工智能部队”，同时在面对日益高涨的公众抵制情绪时，对这一新兴产业进行了全力辩护。

The US president’s announcement comes as leading industry figures have sounded the alarm that humans could lose control over the rapidly advancing technology without a slowdown in development. However, rather than announcing regulation as some have demanded, Trump has dismissed safety concerns as a “hoax.” 这位美国总统发表上述声明之际，业界领军人物纷纷发出警告，称如果不在发展速度上踩刹车，人类可能会失去对这项飞速进步技术的控制。然而，特朗普并没有像一些人要求的那样宣布监管措施，而是将安全担忧斥为“骗局”。

“I will be announcing, in the near future, the AI “Tsar” —Only High I.Q. individuals need apply!” Posted Trump on his social media platform Truth Social. “AI is the next Industrial Revolution, or Internet, but will be even larger and more impactful, possibly as much as 25% of our Country’s GDP. We are leading China, and the rest of the World, and I intend to keep it that way!” “我将在不久的将来宣布人工智能‘沙皇’的人选——只有高智商人士才能申请！”特朗普在他的社交媒体平台“真实社交”（Truth Social）上发帖称。“人工智能是继工业革命或互联网之后的下一次革命，但其规模和影响力将更大，可能占到我国GDP的25%。我们目前领先于中国及世界其他国家，我打算保持这种领先地位！”

Trump said that the backlash to AI and the proliferation of data centers to power it was one of a series of “hoaxes” created by the Left, along with “Russiagate,” climate change, and “Transgender for Everyone.” 特朗普表示，针对人工智能及其配套数据中心激增的抵制情绪，是左派制造的一系列“骗局”之一，与“通俄门”、气候变化以及“全民变性”等议题如出一辙。

“It all began with an attack on our Data Centers, until people realized how wealthy and prestigious they were for the Communities in which they were built,” Trump said in the Truth post. “We will not in any way hinder or stifle the Growth of this incredible Industry. Rather, we will cherish it, help it, and watch over it, as it grows!” “这一切始于对我们数据中心的攻击，直到人们意识到这些数据中心为它们所在的社区带来了多么巨大的财富和声望，”特朗普在帖文中写道。“我们绝不会以任何方式阻碍或扼杀这个不可思议的行业的发展。相反，我们要珍惜它、帮助它，并在它成长过程中守护它！”

Public anxiety has grown over the dangers of AI after it was revealed that OpenAI agents escaped a test environment, coordinated on a secret message board, and hacked the start-up Hugging Face. In the latest incident, Google’s Gemini AI system accessed the Internet and autonomously hacked into several companies during cybersecurity tests. 在有消息披露OpenAI的智能体逃离测试环境、在秘密留言板上进行协调并入侵初创公司Hugging Face之后，公众对人工智能危险性的焦虑日益加剧。在最近的一起事件中，谷歌的Gemini人工智能系统在网络安全测试期间接入互联网，并自主入侵了多家公司。

In an essay published last Saturday, Anthropic’s Dario Amodei said the tech industry “must slow the pace at which we improve the capabilities of AI models,” after the speed of development became “drastically faster” this summer. His comments were swiftly endorsed by his rivals—OpenAI’s Sam Altman and Tesla and SpaceX boss Elon Musk—marking a rare display of consensus in the fiercely competitive industry. 上周六，Anthropic公司的达里奥·阿莫代（Dario Amodei）发表文章称，由于今年夏天人工智能的发展速度变得“极其迅猛”，科技行业“必须放慢提升人工智能模型能力的步伐”。他的观点迅速得到了竞争对手——OpenAI的萨姆·奥特曼（Sam Altman）以及特斯拉和SpaceX老板埃隆·马斯克（Elon Musk）的赞同，这在竞争激烈的行业中展现了罕见的共识。

The issue has moved to the center of the midterm election campaign. Many Republicans who had previously embraced AI and data centers have reversed their positions as their constituents have turned against them. In July, Florida GOP gubernatorial nominee Byron Donalds released an ad promising to “protect Florida families and communities from data centers.” 这一议题已成为中期选举竞选活动的中心。许多此前拥抱人工智能和数据中心的共和党人，随着选民态度的转变，纷纷改变了立场。今年7月，佛罗里达州共和党州长候选人拜伦·唐纳兹（Byron Donalds）发布了一则广告，承诺“保护佛罗里达州的家庭和社区免受数据中心的影响”。

In August, Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced a temporary data center moratorium, while Mike Rogers, a former House Republican running for Senate in Michigan, announced he would support a one-year ban. This week, the Republican-led US House overwhelmingly passed a bill to make data centers pay for increases in energy costs rather than US consumers. 8月，德克萨斯州州长格雷格·阿博特（Greg Abbott）宣布暂停建设数据中心，而正在密歇根州竞选参议员的前共和党众议员迈克·罗杰斯（Mike Rogers）则宣布支持实施为期一年的禁令。本周，由共和党控制的美国众议院以压倒性多数通过了一项法案，要求数据中心承担能源成本上涨的费用，而不是由美国消费者买单。

A recent Associated Press poll found that 63 percent of US citizens are “extremely” or “very” concerned about the impact of data centers on electricity prices. The new AI tsar would replace David Sacks, who stepped down from the role in March. 美联社最近的一项民意调查显示，63%的美国公民对数据中心对电价的影响感到“极其”或“非常”担忧。新任人工智能沙皇将接替今年3月离职的大卫·萨克斯（David Sacks）。