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Watson, K. (2026, September 14). Trump dismisses push for AI guardrails despite warnings from tech leaders. CBS News. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-dismisses-ai-regulation-tech-slowdown/

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CBS News · collected 2026-09-14 · by Kathryn Watson

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President Trump dismissed calls for AI regulation on Truth Social, insisting that strong presidential leadership is sufficient control over artificial intelligence. He claimed concerns about AI's potential dangers are a hoax and criticized tech leaders advocating for safeguards. This stance contrasts with warnings from industry figures like OpenAI’s Sam Altman and SpaceX’s Elon Musk who call for more cautious development of advanced AI technologies.
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President Trump dismissed growing concerns about the potential dangers of artificial intelligence (AI), asserting that there is no need for additional regulation or "guardrails" on AI development. In posts on social media and comments to reporters, he claimed that the United States already has a sufficient safeguard in his presidency, stating, “The only control or ‘guardrails’ that AI needs is a STRONG AND SMART (High IQ!) PRESIDENT.” Trump also accused unnamed forces of exaggerating risks and engaging in a "SICK conspiracy" against AI companies. This stance contrasts with calls from leading scientists and tech CEOs like Dario Amodei from Anthropic and Sam Altman from OpenAI, who advocate for slowing down the pace of AI development due to safety concerns. The disagreement comes as Chinese President Xi Jinping is set to visit Washington on September 24 for an official summit where AI will be a key topic of discussion between the two nations.

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On Tuesday, unlikely bedfellows Steve Bannon and Sen. Bernie Sanders, as well as Republican and Democratic lawmakers, are attending the Pro-Human Assembly in Washington, D.C., about the need to make sure AI serves humans, not the other way around. But immediate or significant movement in seems unlikely in a body that's been able to accomplish little significant legislation in 2026.
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🔮 The president posted about AI development on Truth Social repeatedly Monday, insisting claims that AI will destroy the world are a "HOAX."The president's stance posted to Truth Social comes

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President Trump on Monday threw ice-cold water on the around development, claiming the industry is already regulated and all that's needed is a "SMART (High IQ!) PRESIDENT." asserted
that → throw → development
The president posted about AI development on Truth Social repeatedly Monday, insisting claims that AI will destroy the world are a "HOAX."The president's stance posted to Truth Social comes uncertain
stance → post → Social
as , OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk call for a serious slowdown on AI development. asserted
Altman → call → development
Democrats and a growing number of Republicans have also expressed skepticism about the development of increasingly capable large language models. asserted
Democrats → grow → models
"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!" asserted
U.S.A. → need → spades
Mr. Trump wrote, before going after Amodei, whose company is the developer of Claude. asserted
company → write → Claude
"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!" asserted
we → stop → Dario
Mr. Trump continued. asserted
Trump → continue → ?
"There is a SICK conspiracy going on against AI and Data Centers, and the only one that is happy about it is China. asserted
that → be → it
WHOEVER WINS AI, WINS!" asserted
WHOEVER → win → AI
Later Monday, the president wrote, "AI taking over the World, destroying Humanity, and all other things bad, is a HOAX," before listing a series of what he referred to as "HOAXES and SCAMS that America was forced to endure." "President Xi, of China, just announced that China will be doing absolutely nothing to stand in the way of AI, or its future," Mr. Trump said. asserted
Trump → write → AI
"I am the Hoax Buster, and I'm right now breaking another Hoax — That AI is going to take over, consume, and destroy the World, and that Robots will be marching into our Cities, and getting rid of us all asserted
Robots → break → us
!" he also wrote. asserted
he → write → ?
It's not clear what criminal and regulatory rules the president was referring to. asserted
president → refer → rules
In December, the president signed an executive order aimed at easing AI regulations. asserted
president → sign → regulations
Vice President JD Vance said the companies asking to be regulated feels a bit like a "Trojan horse." "So there are obviously risks to AI," he told reporters Monday. asserted
he → say → reporters
I have to say, just personally, I feel a little bit weird about the fact that you have so many frontier AI tech companies, kind of coming to the government and begging the government to regulate them, it feels a little bit to me like a bit of a Trojan horse. asserted
it → have → horse
So I think we just have to be careful about this." asserted
we → think → this
Amodei told in an interview last week, "I won't lie to you — there are real dangers" about the development of artificial intelligence. asserted
I → tell → intelligence
"And I think for too long the industry lied to people about the fact that this technology had risks," he said. asserted
he → think → risks
On Tuesday, unlikely bedfellows Steve Bannon and Sen. Bernie Sanders, as well as Republican and Democratic lawmakers, are attending the Pro-Human Assembly in Washington, D.C., about the need to make sure AI serves humans, not the other way around. But immediate or significant movement in seems unlikely in a body that's been able to accomplish little significant legislation in 2026. asserted
that → attend → 2026
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