World News for Students of English

18-09-2026 15:00

Tech executives are divided on AI regulation. OpenAI boss Sam Altman acknowledged public fears while urging trust in developers. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang opposed new laws and stated that companies should self-regulate product safety.

Sanders warned that AI risks could exceed those of nuclear weapons, and urged lawmakers to prevent corporations from socializing the risks while keeping the financial profits. Politicians across the political spectrum are demanding strict restrictions; however, US President Donald Trump has dismissed safety fears surrounding AI as a hoax. He argued against slowing down development because the country that leads in AI wins globally. Trump highlighted the technology’s immense economic potential and compared its value to big industries like oil and diamonds.

Experts emphasize that the United States must establish strong domestic oversight to set international standards. Tech companies often leverage the idea of a global race with China to justify moving forward without adequate laws.

Difficult words: socialize (to share the cost, debt, or risk of something across the whole community instead of one private company paying for it), hoax (a plan to trick people into believing something that is not true), immense (extremely large or great in size, amount, or degree), leverage (to use something, like power or an advantage, to achieve a specific result).

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