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Trump says developing AI is a critical race, downplaying fears

NPR | By Emily Feng,

A Martínez

Published September 15, 2026 at 4:42 AM MDT

President Trump continues to support frontier artificial intelligence development, despite industry fears such technology could destroy humanity, casting AI as a critical race against China.

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Emily Feng

Emily Feng is a White House correspondent at NPR. Previously, she was a foreign correspondent for NPR covering China, Taiwan and beyond.

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A Martínez

A Martínez is one of the hosts of Morning Edition and Up First.