A remarkable sequence of warnings by leaders of artificial intelligence firms that their creation may soon outpace humans’ capacity to control it has so far been met with a shrug by Republicans who run Washington. President Donald Trump said Sunday that “negative forces” were conjuring up “things that won’t happen.” House Speaker Mike Johnson rejected a call to pass emergency legislation, telling CNN’s Jake Tapper that AI executives “pushing the frontier” could slow down if they wanted, but Congress shouldn’t rush to act. While Democrats are trying to put this issue front and center for the upcoming midterms as GA Senator Jon Ossoff blames Trump as being “compromised” on AI policy. 0:00 AI safety measures need to…
Although AI CEOs Sam Altman and Elon Musk, among others, agreed with Dario Amodei's proposal to work together to slow down development of the technology, CNN's Jake Tapper notes that political leaders seem to be far from being in any sort of agreement. Editor's note: This video has been updated with the city in Ireland where President Trump made his remarks on Sunday.
The debate will take place on September 30 at 9 p.m. Eastern and will be moderated by CNN anchors Jake Tapper and Dana Bash. The event will take place in Southern California, the outlet confirmed.
CNN's Jake Tapper breaks down President Donald Trump's primary endorsement history after Trump took to social media to lambast NBC’s Kristen Welker over a TV segment on the subject.
President Trump signaled that he's welcomed his former fixer, Michael Cohen, back into his good graces in a remarkably friendly interview that aired in full on Sunday. The big picture: The president and Cohen discussed a wide range of topics, including Trump's proposed ballroom, how the economy is doing during his second term and how so-called "weaponization" is destroying America. - The interview is the first time Trump and Cohen have spoken publicly since the attorney was a key witness in the hush money trial that led to Trump's conviction on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records. - Trump and Cohen have repeatedly traded barbs over each other's alleged wrongdoing. Cohen had previously called Trump a "conman" and a…
President Donald Trump appears to be back on speaking terms with his fixer-turned-nemesis Michael Cohen, prompting questions about what's motivating them to reconnect. CNN's Jake Tapper analyzes the surprising reconciliation.
Michael Cohen and Donald Trump had their first open conversation since the collapse of their professional and personal relationship more than eight years ago. Cohen told CNN the full interview, which airs in full on Sunday, lasted 40 minutes. "How is it possible after all of what took place, all of the name-calling, the years of the public war, the verbal missiles that we threw at one another? How is it possible that the two of us can ever sit down again?" Cohen asked CNN's Jake Tapper on The Lead before saying, "The answer is that we forgave." 0:00 The things Cohen & Trump said about each other 3:41 What Michael Cohen said to Trump today 5:51 The independent journalist who gave Cohen Trump's number last year Watch 24/7 live news with CNN…
The battle for control of the Strait of Hormuz has become the focal point of the Iran war. Over the past several months, both Iran and the United States have claimed the upper hand – and the competing rhetoric has caused considerable confusion and doubt. At the moment, however, the evidence is clear: The United States, patrolling the strait with its navy, is gaining ground – and Iran is losing much of its control of the critical waterway. More than 80% of vessel transits through the Strait of Hormuz over the past two weeks have taken the Omani route – a UN-authorized shipping channel that Iran vehemently opposes – according to Kpler, which tracks ships using transponders and satellite data. CNN's Jake Tapper hosts Nebraska…
