Washington DC, Sept. 15 -- The White House has well and truly embedded itself in the biggest debate surrounding the tech industry, the need to slow the pace of AI development or risk losing control.

Shortly after US President Donald Trump rallied for AI development saying that 'whoever wins AI, wins', David Sacks the President's advisor on technology says that fears that AI is a potential threat to humanity are overblown.

Speaking to CBS News, Sacks firmly put the ball in the AI companies court saying that if they are not able to control the technology they should step aside.

"First and foremost, it is on them to make their products safe. They should tell us how they should do that. If they can't do that, they should step aside for peo...