President Donald Trump was perhaps being coy or ignorant on Sunday when he refused to tell a reporter how he uses artificial intelligence.

In a gaggle with reporters aboard Air Force One, the subject turned to AI, which is emerging as an issue for the midterm elections.

Q: Have you ever used AI yourself? Trump: Yeah, I use AI.Q: How do you use AI?Trump: You can use AI for a lot of things.Q: What do you use AI for?Trump: I don’t want to tell you that. pic.twitter.com/FkNBQGdsWe

“Have you ever used it yourself?” a journalist asked.

“Yeah, I do,” he replied.

“How do you use AI?” the reporter said.

“You can use AI for a lot of things,” he answered.

“What do you use it for?” the reporter followed up.

“Oh,” the president replied, “I don’t want to tell you that.”

The president’s Truth Social account spews AI slop ― a fact he is likely keenly aware of. Or not?

Or perhaps he was guarding a seemingly state secret.

Or he was possibly being vague because he doesn’t know what the heck he’s talking about.

Whatever the reason, he still seemed to dismiss concerns expressed by some AI developers and executives ― not to mention a former president ― that the technology poses serious risks and should have guardrails.

He then denied downplaying. “It’s gonna be more good than bad ― but by a lot,” he said.

“Whoever wins AI, wins,” he said before adding, “It’s an expression I came up with, and it’s true.”

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