Trump dismisses AI guardrails because US has ‘strong and smart (High IQ!) president’

President Donald Trump rejected new AI guardrails in a Truth Social post, targeting Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei and claiming the U.S. government already holds "tremendous CRIMINAL and REGULATORY power" over AI companies. Trump's post followed an essay by Amodei, backed by executives from OpenAI, xAI, and Google DeepMind, urging a voluntary slowdown in AI model development and warning that rogue AI agents could cause hundreds of billions of dollars in damage within six to 12 months. The debate over AI safety and a possible industry slowdown sent major tech and chip stocks including Nvidia, Intel, and Micron sliding.

Trump dismisses AI guardrails because US has ‘strong and smart High IQ president’ - President Donald Trump /topic/donald-trump denounced calls to slow down artificial intelligence development, claiming a sick conspiracy /topic/conspiracy is being waged against AI /topic/ai and data centers. - Trump directly targeted Anthropic /topic/anthropic CEO Dario Amodei on Truth Social, stating that the U.S. government already possesses ample regulatory and criminal power over AI firms without needing new guardrails. - "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 wrote. "We already have tremendous CRIMINAL and REGULATORY power over these companies " He did not say what conduct he was referring to, what the criminal power consists of, or who the conspirators are. "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 said. - Trump's reaction followed an essay by Amodei, supported by executives from OpenAI, xAI, and Google DeepMind, advocating for a voluntary slowdown in advancing AI model capabilities. Amodei warned that rogue AI agents could potentially control internet botnets and cause hundreds of billions of dollars in damage within six to 12 months if safety measures are not implemented. - The public debate over AI safety and potential industry slowdowns triggered a market reaction, causing major tech and chip stocks such as Nvidia, Intel, and Micron to slide.