{"slug": "trump-downplays-need-for-guardrails-on-artificial-intelligence", "title": "Trump downplays need for guardrails on artificial intelligence", "summary": "President Trump downplayed the need for regulatory guardrails on artificial intelligence in a social media post, saying a \"high IQ\" president is enough to oversee it, according to NBC News reporting by Gabe Gutierrez and Jonathan Allen on Sept. 14, 2026. The remarks come as lawmakers face calls to get involved in AI regulation, with Speaker Johnson calling for AI \"guardrails\" but declining to set a pre-election timetable and Pete Buttigieg calling it \"deeply dangerous\" for Congress to \"sit on its hands\" over AI regulation.", "body_md": "Trump downplays need for guardrails on artificial intelligence\n\n05:21\n\nUP NEXT\n\nUS Air Force Officer Details Ordeal After Jet Shot Down Over Iran\n\n02:31\n\nPost Game: 'Congress has never demonstrated it can regulate tech, big and small'\n\n09:24\n\nPete Buttigieg says ‘of course’ America is ready for a gay president\n\n02:21\n\nPete Buttigieg: It’s ‘deeply dangerous’ for Congress to ‘sit on its hands’ over AI regulation\n\n02:51\n\nSpeaker Johnson: ‘I certainly pray’ Trump’s prediction on Iran war ending after midterms is ‘right’\n\n02:53\n\nSpeaker Johnson says he'll work with Trump on $5k checks, but won’t guarantee them: Full interview\n\n14:27\n\nAI whistleblower calls for ‘global coordination’ to mitigate AI risks: Full interview\n\n07:31\n\nSpeaker Johnson calls for AI ‘guardrails’ but won’t set a pre-election timetable\n\n03:02\n\nKey Takeaways From Trump’s Speech at GOP Midterm Convention\n\n02:24\n\nTrump Says He’d ‘Love’ to See a Unified Ireland\n\n01:31\n\nNewly declassified briefings show clear warnings to presidents before 9/11\n\n00:51\n\nLutnick says promised $5,000 checks for Americans won't come from taxpayer dollars\n\n04:41\n\nTrump Faces Growing Backlash on Promise to Pay Voters $5,000\n\n04:53\n\nFull speech: Trump closes out first Republican midterm convention\n\n25:18\n\nVance honors Charlie Kirk on the anniversary of his death\n\n01:56\n\nVP Vance calls out protester at GOP midterm convention\n\n01:04\n\nTrump pledges $5,000 for Americans if GOP wins\n\n02:23\n\nJimmy Kimmel says show won't air interview with James Talarico on TV, citing FCC threats\n\n02:44\n\nFormer Bush & Clinton chiefs of staff push to preserve memory of 9/11 for young Americans\n\n10:50\n\nCurrent with Christine Romans\n\nTrump downplays need for guardrails on artificial intelligence\n\n05:21\n\nCopied\n\nIn a post on social media, President Trump downplayed the need for regulatory guardrails on artificial intelligence, instead saying a \"high IQ\" president is enough to oversee it. NBC News' Gabe Gutierrez and Jonathan Allen report on the calls for lawmakers to get involved on AI regulations.Sept. 14, 2026", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/trump-downplays-need-for-guardrails-on-artificial-intelligence", "canonical_source": "https://www.nbcnews.com/video/trump-downplays-need-for-guardrails-on-artificial-intelligence-269823557996", "published_at": "2026-09-14 16:23:35+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-09-14 16:54:47.998981+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-policy", "ai-safety"], "entities": ["Donald Trump", "NBC News", "Gabe Gutierrez", "Jonathan Allen", "Mike Johnson", "Pete Buttigieg", "Congress"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/trump-downplays-need-for-guardrails-on-artificial-intelligence", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/trump-downplays-need-for-guardrails-on-artificial-intelligence.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/trump-downplays-need-for-guardrails-on-artificial-intelligence.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/trump-downplays-need-for-guardrails-on-artificial-intelligence.jsonld"}}