Donald Trump interacted with an artificial intelligence-powered hologram of former President Theodore Roosevelt on Wednesday at the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library in North Dakota. Trump posed a question to the AI representation, asking, "Do you consider the Panama Canal your greatest achievement?"
The AI Teddy Roosevelt responded, "The canal stands as one of my proudest battles, no question. But greatness is a strange thing. I measure my greatest work by the lives improved, parks set aside, food and drugs made safe, the square deal given to all, not just to a few... Still, when I stood in the mud, watching those steam shovels, knowing ships would pass through, changing the world’s map forever, I felt I’d left a mark that would last."
Trump acknowledged the AI's response, stating, "OK, you did. Thank you."
In a separate interaction, captured in a video shared by White House aide Margo Martin, the AI Teddy offered Trump words of encouragement. "Everyday a president faces storms people never see. Keep your nerve and remember the nation comes first and you get through it. I know you know that feeling yourself," the hologram advised.
Trump reportedly expressed his appreciation for the AI's remarks, describing them as "fantastic."