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While the researchers warned that the technology could lead to human extinction, Trump said he had no such concerns.

Trump, who was asked if he had any apprehension over AI, said, "No, I don't have any. I have concerns that if we don't win AI, we're going to be put in a very bad position."

Unease over AI grew as former Anthropic and OpenAI researcher Jacob Coxon warned that the companies were pushing "self-improving" AI models which could become to hard to control and "kill us all". The concern has reportedly been acknowledged by some AI executives, Bloomberg reported.

Trump, who remained unperturbed by the warning, said, "We are leading China right now by a pretty good period. I would say a year, which is, you know, considered a lot."

What are the concerns over AI

Fears over AI safety escalated this week after Coxon left Anthropic PBC and publicly urged the industry to reconsider its approach to increasingly autonomous AI systems.

Coxon, who said he had worked at both Anthropic and OpenAI over the past 3 years, accused the two leading AI companies of taking unacceptable risks with technology he believes could pose an existential threat to humanity.

In a social media post, Coxon warned that the companies were developing "self-improving" AI models capable of advancing with limited human oversight, raising concerns that such systems could eventually become difficult to control.

"They are racing straight to self-improving superintelligence and gambling with our lives," Coxon wrote on X. "Do not underestimate the power of this technology. These will soon be superhuman systems that can hack anything, revolutionize any field overnight, and acquire real power and resources."

'AI could kill us by end of the decade'

Issuing a stark warning, Coxon said, "The people building AI earnestly believe that it could kill us all by the end of the decade."

Agreeing with Coxon, a current Anthropic employee, Evan Hubinger said, "I personally think it is >10% within the next decade."

The concerns have also acknowledge within the AI industry itself. According to Bloomberg, which cited people familiar with the matter, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman told employees this week that the company was weighing a slower pace of development for its most advanced AI systems and would prefer to see rival firms take a similar approach.