Trump claims HE'S the only guardrail that AI needs and slams 'sick conspiracy' pushing for more regulation

President Donald Trump wrote on social media Monday that the only "guardrails" AI needs is a "strong and smart (High IQ!) president," and named Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei as an AI alarmist "pretending to be a 'perfect little angel.'" Trump also alleged "there is a sick conspiracy going on against AI data centers, and the only one that is happy about it is China," while Vice President JD Vance told reporters the same day that frontier AI companies "begging the government to regulate them" feels "a little bit... like a bit of a Trojan horse." The remarks push back on AI executives advocating a slowdown in US AI development over safety concerns, with former Trump AI and crypto czar David Sacks warning such calls could amount to "regulatory capture.

Trump claims HE'S the only guardrail that AI needs and slams 'sick conspiracy' pushing for more regulation - Sign up HERE to our DC Insider newsletter https://link.news.dailymail.co.uk/join/dc-insider-sign-up?utm source=dailymail.co.uk&utm medium=organic editorial&utm campaign=conversion newsletter&utm term=dcinsider bullets&utm budgetpot=organic - your guide to what's rocking Washington, rattling the White House and setting tongues wagging on the Hill - See more Daily Mail on Google - save us as a Preferred Source https://google.com/preferences/source?q=dailymail.com Donald Trump /news/donald trump/index.html wrote on social media that he is the only one who can properly ensure US AI /sciencetech/ai/index.html safety because of his 'high IQ,' while issuing a stark warning over a 'sick conspiracy' about China /news/china/index.html . '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 ' Trump wrote Monday morning. He also directly named AI firm Anthropic's CEO Dario Amodei as an AI alarmist who poses as a 'perfect little angel.' 'The Trump Administration has stopped AI “people” from doing bad, or potentially bad, “things,“ like Dario Anthropic , who is now pretending to be a “perfect little angel” - and we will continue to do so ' Trump also alleged that 'there is a sick conspiracy going on against AI data centers, and the only one that is happy about it is China.' The Trump administration has held that China stands to benefit from the US slow-rolling its AI deployment. Republicans have posited that anti-data center protests have been propped up by Chinese officials. 'Whoever wins AI, wins,' Trump continued. 'We are leading China, and all others, and will continue to do so. Conspiracy Theorists, Treasonists, Traitors, and Leakers, beware ' '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 ' Trump wrote Monday morning Trump also directly named AI firm Anthropic's CEO Dario Amodei as an AI alarmist who poses as a 'perfect little angel.' 'The Trump Administration has stopped AI “people” from doing bad, or potentially bad, “things,“ like Dario Anthropic , who is now pretending to be a “perfect little angel” - and we will continue to do so' Trump has long said that halting US AI development will only benefit China, who is racing ahead to dominate the critical technology In a follow-up post, Trump wrote the only reason for the 'AI/Data Center outburst' is because the US is leading the world 'by a lot' in AI development. Don’t kill the Golden Goose,' Trump added. Showing his own understanding of the nascent technology, when pressed by reporters on whether AI could end up wiping out humanity on Sunday, Trump coolly responded that it 'won't happen.' The administration has expressed skepticism in the claims from some AI executives that have recently advocated for a slowdown in US AI development citing safety concerns. 'I feel a little bit weird about the fact that you have so many frontier AI tech companies coming to the government and begging the government to regulate them?' Vice President JD Vance told reporters on Monday. 'It feels a little bit to me like a bit of a Trojan horse ' Former Trump AI and crypto czar David Sacks has voiced concern that AI firms calling for the government to crack down on their industries could be engaging in 'regulatory capture,' where the large corporations calling for regulators to set standards could benefit from their competition having to abide by new rules. Should the government place new regulations on AI firms, Sacks and others believe that the largest companies, like OpenAI, Anthropic, among others, would be able to afford whatever changes may come, while smaller companies may be forced to shutter if they cannot oblige any forthcoming federal AI framework. Trump, Vance and other administration officials have expressed hesitance in throttling AI development over fears of Chinese domination in the space. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said over the weekend that AI firms should coordinate on safety protocols in lieu of government regulations 'We know the Chinese are engaged in an AI race against the US...we want to do things smartly and stay ahead of the curve,' Vance said on Monday. Industry executives have expressed fears of AI running amok given multiple recent security incidents. In one, OpenAI expressed alarm after a cluster of its AI agents were able to access the internet during an exercise where the system was intentionally kept offline. The breach highlighted some unintended consequences of the latest AI models, known as frontier models. Over the weekend, Amodei warned that a swarm of AI agents may be able to take over the internet in six months to a year unless his firm Anthropic and others devote more time to system safety protocols. CEO of OpenAI Sam Altman said over the weekend that AI companies should begin coordinating on guardrails, adding that the rollout of new models 'should be slower than it otherwise could be.'