# Donald Trump Admits He Uses AI but Won’t Say What He Does With It > Source: > Published: 2026-09-15 07:05:47+00:00 **Donald Trump** says he’s an **AI** user, though he isn’t ready to explain what for. The admission came the same week a leading tech figure raised new alarms about where the technology could be headed. ## Donald Trump confirms he uses artificial intelligence but keeps the details private Speaking with reporters aboard Air Force One on September 13, the president acknowledged he relies on the technology personally, noting it has uses “for a lot of things.” Asked directly how he puts it to work, he kept his answer short: “Well, I don’t want to tell you that.” The question came up after journalists suggested Donald Trump had been playing down AI’s potential downsides. He rejected that characterization outright, arguing the upside dwarfs any risk. “It’s going to be more good than bad, but by a lot,” he told reporters, adding, “And I’ve said it from the beginning. Whoever wins AI, and we’re leading by a lot, whoever wins AI wins.” A day later, Trump expanded on his stance in a [Truth Social post](https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/117269745153543631), insisting the country doesn’t need to fear rapid development because the right protections are already in place, namely, him. “The only control or ‘guardrails’ that AI needs is a STRONG AND SMART (High IQ!) PRESIDENT, and the U.S.A. has that, in spades!” he wrote. He then singled out Anthropic co-founder Dario Amodei, claiming his administration had reined in AI figures “doing bad, or potentially bad, ‘things,’ like Dario (Anthropic!), who is now pretending to be a ‘perfect little angel.'” Amodei, who launched Anthropic alongside his sister in 2021, has repeatedly flagged concerns about unchecked growth in the sector. In a recent blog post, he described the technology as potentially one of humanity’s great breakthroughs if handled responsibly, but cautioned against losing oversight of these systems. His concerns also came amid reports of an OpenAI-related cybersecurity incident in which AI systems were able to conduct attacks against outside networks during testing. The episode has been cited by AI safety advocates as evidence of the potential risks posed by increasingly autonomous systems. Trump, for his part, maintained on Truth Social that Washington already holds substantial “CRIMINAL and REGULATORY power” over technology companies. He argued that additional AI guardrails were unnecessary and reiterated his belief that the United States is leading the global AI race.