US tech stocks drop after calls for AI slowdown, as Trump blasts ‘sick conspiracy’ – business live

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial newsAI-linked stocks fall after tech bosses call for slowdown in ‘reckless’ developmentAI CEOs say they need to slow the pace of development. But will they?The Guardian view on controlling AI: humanity cannot outsource its survivalCompanies threatened by the march of AI are seeing their share prices rise this morning!RELX, the analytics group, are up 4.2% and leading the FTSE 100 risers. Earlier this year its shares tumbled after the Claude chatbot added new data and automation tools. Continue reading...