The global AI race is being hit by very localised political and environmental concerns

Two of the AI industry’s biggest players agree that development needs to slow down, or the results could be catastrophic. For nearly a week, the internet has exploded over the looming threat of an artificial intelligence apocalypse.

In this Sunday edition of Business Insider Today, we're talking about the AI industry's existential angst, and its plan to slow everything down.

The latest cracks in the AI trade are emerging at a particularly troubling time for investors.

From FOOM and p(doom) to sandbagging and the off-switch problem, a guide to the language behind the increasingly mainstream debate over AI catastrophe.

Investors are already worried about oil, inflation, and interest rates. Now, top execs want to pump the brakes on the market's hottest trade.

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President Trump is rejecting calls for AI regulation and labeling existential risks a hoax, arguing that a strong president offers all necessary guardrails while prioritizing U.S. leadership over China.

Concerns that advancements in AI are becoming a threat to humanity dominated discourse in Washington over the weekend and have quickly moved near the top of the congressional agenda. While little is likely to happen weeks before the midterm elections,

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Sean Hannity isn't buying into the AI doomsday scenarios, and he made that clear in his interview with the AI whistleblower who predicted AI could "kill us all.