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[BRIEFING.COM] The S&P 500 (-0.8%), Nasdaq Composite (-1.0%), and DJIA (-0.5%) continue to move lower this morning.

Longstanding concerns that AI development may be outpacing safety measures moved further into the mainstream over the weekend after several industry figures called for slowing the development of increasingly powerful models. The debate gained momentum following former OpenAI and Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon's resignation last week over concerns about the potential risks of advanced AI. The discussion has introduced a new near-term risk to the AI investment narrative by raising the possibility that frontier-model development could face additional constraints. That concern is weighing particularly heavily on semiconductor and data-center infrastructure names, given the enormous capital spending tied to continued rapid AI development.

President Trump pushed back against calls for additional AI "guardrails" this morning, arguing that the government already has substantial criminal and regulatory authority over AI companies and warning that slowing U.S. development could benefit China. His comments underscore the competing forces facing the AI trade: growing safety concerns within the industry versus an administration focused on maintaining U.S. leadership in AI development.