AIQuiet 14d · day 14
Trump says AI needs only a 'strong' president, not guardrails
President Trump argues his administration's regulatory power, not industry safeguards, is what controls AI companies.
What to know
- Trump argues independent AI safety guardrails are unnecessary; he claims only strong presidential authority controls AI companies.
- The post frames AI development as a geopolitical competition with China and positions his administration as already wielding regulatory and criminal power over the industry.
- Trump criticized AI executives by name—singling out Anthropic's Dario Amodei—for potential misconduct his administration claims to have already stopped.
“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"”
President Donald J. Trump · Truth Social ↗ · Sep 13
Donald J. Trump U.S. President
Dario Amodei Anthropic CEO
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Trump posts AI guardrails criticism on Truth Social
Trump posted that AI needs only a strong president as control, not independent guardrails, and claimed his administration has regulatory and criminal power over AI companies. He referenced Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei and framed AI development as a race with China.
“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!”
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first by Trump Truth Social, 13d ago · also Trump's Truth
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- The only control or “guardrails” that AI needs is a STRONG AND SMART (High IQ!) … Trump's Truth · 13d ago
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