President Trump threw cold water on momentum for AI guardrails, saying all the U.S. needs is a "SMART (High IQ!) PRESIDENT."
Washington — President Trump on Monday threw ice-cold water on the momentum for stronger guardrails around advanced artificial intelligence development, claiming the industry is already regulated and all that's needed is a "SMART (High IQ!) PRESIDENT." 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 as Anthropic co-founder and CEO Dario Amodei, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk call for a serious slowdown on AI development. "The only control or 'guardrails' that AI needs is a STRONG AND SMART (High IQ!) PRESIDENT, and the U.S.A.
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