Trump Slams Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei

President Donald Trump on Monday rejected calls for greater artificial intelligence regulation and attacked Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei over Amodei's public plea for an AI slowdown, CNBC reported. Trump said, "The only control or 'guardrails' that AI needs is a STRONG AND SMART (High IQ!) PRESIDENT, and the USA." The exchange sets the White House against a leading AI safety advocate as debate over AI guardrails intensifies.

“President Donald Trump on Monday pushed back on growing calls for greater regulation of artificial intelligence, and lashed out at Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei following his urgent plea for an AI slowdown,” CNBC reports. Said Trump: “The only control or ‘guardrails’ that AI needs is a STRONG AND SMART High IQ PRESIDENT, and the USA …