The questions have turned on whether the United States government was based on the generative AI to establish tariffs that are expected to enter into force on April 5. When asked to calculate global tariffs, AI models, including the OpenAi Chatgpt, Google Gemini, Xai Grok and the Claude of Anthrope, all informed of the same formula used by President Donald Trump in his recently presented commercial reforms.
Critics argue that developing a generative AI with the formulation of a political decision of global importance establishes an alarming precedent, one that underlines both the superficiality of their calculations and the magnitude of its consequences.
The increase in US tariffs could significantly increase the cost of consumer and commercial electronics.
AI returns a production similar to the Office of the calculations of the US Commercial Representative.
At the beginning of April 3, economist James Surowiecki published his research on tariffs. The White House set out to impose “reciprocal rates.” However, Surowiecki pointed out, the document of the Office of the United States Commercial Representative showing the equation used to determine these rates divides the United States commercial deficit by exports from each country to the United States, Suroweicki said, it is not reciprocal.
Economist Wojtek Kopczuk asked ChatgPPT to calculate tariffs to balance the United States trade deficit. He received a similar response to the documentation of the White House, showing that the AI used “a basic approach” that divided the commercial deficit by total trade. The businessman Amy today conducted a similar experiment, producing identical results of the AI models.
The White House has not made a statement about the potential use of AI in the creation of the equation used to calculate the rates. Therefore, we do not know if the equation was generated by AI or what warning may have been used to create it; However, the uniform and direct response to a complex economic problem carries the characteristics of the generative AI.
Elon Musk, CEO of the Grok XAI manufacturer, currently serves as a special government employee for the Trump administration.
Trump's team suggests that tariffs will encourage US businesses
The Trump administration has declared that high rates could encourage the manufacture of the United States and create income for the government. The objective of reciprocal tariffs is “to guarantee fair trade, protect US workers and reduce commercial deficit,” according to the White House statement.
Meanwhile, Trump and his team can see the high tariff percentages such as a negotiation tactic, such as Donald Trump's son, Eric Trump, wrote in X on April 3.
“The first to negotiate will win, the last will lose absolutely. I have seen this movie all my life …”, wrote Eric Trump.
Some countries are exempt from tariff adjustment
The countries with steep taxes of the Trump era in the goods that arrive in the United States, in particular Canada and Mexico, are exempt from the new wave of tariffs. Russia is still exempt due to existing sanctions, as well as countries such as North Korea and Cuba.
