{"slug": "trump-says-the-only-ai-regulation-needed-is-a-high-iq-president", "title": "Trump says the only AI regulation needed is a ‘High IQ’ president", "summary": "President Donald Trump said in a Truth Social post on Monday that the only control or \"guardrails\" AI needs is a \"STRONG AND SMART (High IQ!) PRESIDENT,\" dismissing calls from major AI company CEOs for an internationally coordinated development slowdown. Trump also named Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, saying his administration has stopped AI \"people\" from doing bad things and that Amodei \"is now pretending to be a 'perfect little angel.'", "body_md": "President [Donald Trump](https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/tag/donald-trump/) downplayed the importance of more [artificial intelligence](https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/tag/artificial-intelligence/) regulations as some major AI company CEOs call for an internationally coordinated development slowdown.\n\n“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](https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/117269745153543631) on Truth Social on Monday. “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!”\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-the-only-ai-regulation-needed-is-a-high-iq-president", "canonical_source": "https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/white-house/4725617/trump-only-ai-regulation-needed-high-iq-president/", "published_at": "2026-09-14 14:18:31+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-09-14 14:49:50.474052+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-policy", "artificial-intelligence"], "entities": ["Donald Trump", "Truth Social", "Anthropic", "Dario Amodei", "Washington Examiner"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/trump-says-the-only-ai-regulation-needed-is-a-high-iq-president", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/trump-says-the-only-ai-regulation-needed-is-a-high-iq-president.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/trump-says-the-only-ai-regulation-needed-is-a-high-iq-president.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/trump-says-the-only-ai-regulation-needed-is-a-high-iq-president.jsonld"}}