‘If you’re building Frankenstein, stop’: JD Vance dismisses calls for AI regulation

US vice-president JD Vance dismissed calls for global regulation of AI safety risks, telling companies building the most advanced models, "If you're building Frankenstein, stop." Vance directed the remarks at Anthropic co-founder Dario Amodei, who has called on Washington DC to coordinate control of AI systems, including with China, saying: "If you're gonna create Frankenstein, don't come to the government and say we need regulation." The comments came as a former Anthropic researcher revisited a recent claim that AI could destroy humanity.

‘If you’re building Frankenstein, stop’: JD Vance dismisses calls for AI regulation By Robert Booth UK technology editorSource: The Guardian Technology https://www.theguardian.com/us/technology US vice-president’s comments come as former Anthropic https://www.machinebrief.com/glossary/anthropic researcher revisits recent claim AI could destroy humanity The US vice-president has dismissed calls for global regulation of AI safety https://www.machinebrief.com/glossary/ai-safety risks, telling companies creating the most advanced models: “If you’re building Frankenstein, stop.” In remarks addressed towards Dario Amodei, the co-founder of Anthropic who has called on Washington DC to coordinate control of AI systems https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/sep/12/we-must-slow-the-pace-ceo-of-anthropic-calls-for-an-ai-slowdown , including with China, JD Vance said: “If you’re gonna create Frankenstein, don’t come to the government and say we need regulation.” Continue reading... https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/sep/16/building-frankenstein-jd-vance-dismisses-ai-regulation Get AI news in your inbox Daily digest of what matters in AI.