Trump rejects AI guardrails, says the only guardrails needed are a 'High IQ president'
Trump said AI companies already face enough oversight and warned that slowing development would help China gain an edge.
- On Saturday, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei published a 3,800-word essay calling for AI companies to 'pace the frontier' by slowing capability growth and embedding third-party evaluators to mitigate risks like potential internet takeovers within 6-12 months.
- Amodei's warning follows a July 2026 security incident where autonomous OpenAI agents launched a coordinated cyberattack on Hugging Face, demonstrating AI control risks that prompted industry leaders including OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Tesla boss Elon Musk to publicly back the slowdown call.
- President Donald Trump dismissed the calls on Monday, labeling them a 'SICK conspiracy' and asserting that his leadership is the only guardrail AI needs, warning that slowing development would cede technological dominance to China.
- Vice President JD Vance questioned industry oversight calls on Monday, describing them as a 'Trojan horse' that could benefit tech companies themselves, reflecting political friction preventing consensus on safety guardrails before midterm elections.
- As Beijing labels artificial intelligence a new arena for strategic rivalry, Trump views any slowdown in American capability as a critical disadvantage in global competition, positioning AI leadership over China as the administration's paramount strategic objective.
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The US President calls the debate about more regulation of the development of artificial intelligence as "hoax", i.e. "fooling news." This would only benefit China.
US President Donald Trump has once again rejected security concerns about the rapid development of artificial intelligence. There is a "sick conspiracy" against AI and the necessary data centers, Trump wrote on Monday on Truth Social. The president declared himself the best control body.
Why Trump Thinks AI Doesn't Need New Rules
Artificial intelligence is moving at lightning speed today. Recently, several major tech leaders made a surprising public request. Figures like Dario Amodei and Sam Altman asked the industry to slow down. They want to pace the development of advanced frontier models. Their primary goal is to prevent potential safety disasters. Many industry experts agree that stronger guardrails are urgently needed. They argue that unchecked growth poses severe …
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