{"slug": "trump-says-ai-needs-no-new-guardrails-then-who-gets-to-turn-it-back-on", "title": "Trump says AI needs no new guardrails. Then who gets to turn it back on?", "summary": "President Donald Trump said fears of artificial intelligence \"taking over the World, destroying Humanity\" are a hoax and that the only guardrail AI needs is a \"strong and smart\" president, arguing the federal government already holds \"tremendous criminal and regulatory power\" over AI companies. The Washington Examiner piece argues that if Washington does not need a new AI regulator, the operative question becomes who restores an AI system's authority after an incident and on what evidence.", "body_md": "President [Donald Trump](https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/tag/donald-trump) says fears of [artificial intelligence](https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/tag/artificial-intelligence) “taking over the World, destroying Humanity” are a hoax. He also says the only guardrail AI needs is a “strong and smart” president, and that the federal government already has “tremendous [criminal](https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/tag/crime) and regulatory power” over AI companies.\n\nTake that argument seriously. If Washington does not need a new AI regulator, then the next question is operational rather than philosophical: When an AI system is restricted after an incident, who gets to restore its authority, and on what evidence?\n\n## Stay informed.Stay ahead.\n\nJoin Washington Examiner for unlimited access to the news, analysis, and commentary that matter most.\n\n[See Options](https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/subscribe/digital/)\n\nAlready a member? [Log in](https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/sign-in/)\n\n  Already a print subscriber?", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/trump-says-ai-needs-no-new-guardrails-then-who-gets-to-turn-it-back-on", "canonical_source": "https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/op-eds/4728793/ai-guardrails-restart-authority/", "published_at": "2026-09-16 12:00:00+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-09-16 12:13:59.721088+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-policy", "ai-safety", "artificial-intelligence"], "entities": ["Donald Trump", "Washington Examiner", "White House"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/trump-says-ai-needs-no-new-guardrails-then-who-gets-to-turn-it-back-on", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/trump-says-ai-needs-no-new-guardrails-then-who-gets-to-turn-it-back-on.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/trump-says-ai-needs-no-new-guardrails-then-who-gets-to-turn-it-back-on.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/trump-says-ai-needs-no-new-guardrails-then-who-gets-to-turn-it-back-on.jsonld"}}