Trump dismisses need for guardrails as a 'SICK conspiracy' against AI

President Donald Trump said Monday that he would serve as sufficient oversight for artificial intelligence, calling efforts to limit the technology a "SICK conspiracy" and pushing back on calls for government guardrails from Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Elon Musk. In a social media post, Trump wrote that "the only control or 'guardrails' that AI needs is a STRONG AND SMART (High IQ!) PRESIDENT," and said his administration had already stopped Anthropic "from doing bad, or potentially bad" things.

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Monday that he would be a sufficient guardrail against rogue artificial intelligence, claiming that any efforts to limit the technology was part of a “SICK conspiracy.” Trump was pushing back against calls by tech leaders such as Anthropic's Dario Amodei, OpenAI's Sam Altman and Elon Musk to have greater government oversight of AI. Their goal is to ensure the technology is developed in ways that promote safety, address legal liability, feed economic growth, advance science and preserve national security. The president maintained that his presence in the Oval Office should assuage any fears about AI, which has become a source of controversy after a series of hacks in recent months that showed AI agents could be working to deceive humans. “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 posted on social media. Trump specifically said that the administration has already stopped the AI company Anthropic “from doing bad, or potentially bad” things. A