Trump Mocks Anthropic's Amodei, Says AI Needs No Guardrails But Him
In a barrage of Monday posts, Trump dismissed AI safety warnings, attacked Anthropic's Dario Amodei, and criticized Google's Finland data-center plan.
What to know
- Trump's Monday posting spree reopened his administration's feud with Anthropic just after officials had signaled improved relations.
- His stance puts him at odds with members of his own party and with public opinion: an NBC News poll found 70% of U.S. adults more worried than excited about AI, and 69% oppose a data center in their area, including 57% of Republicans.
- Amodei's essay calling for slower AI development was also backed by Elon Musk and Sam Altman, showing the safety debate cuts across competing AI labs.
- Trump separately criticized Google's $15.1 billion Finland AI investment, saying it reflected difficulty getting permits in the U.S.
“tremendous CRIMINAL and REGULATORY power over these companies!”
Donald Trump, U.S. President · Implicator.ai · Sep 13
Donald Trump U.S. President
Dario Amodei Anthropic CEO
JD Vance Vice President
Mike Johnson House SpeakerChris Coons U.S. Senator (D-DE)
Howard Lutnick Commerce Secretary
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Vance, Johnson, Coons respond to Trump's AI remarks
VP JD Vance questioned the motives of companies pushing regulation while acknowledging AI risks, House Speaker Mike Johnson said Congress may need guardrails, and Sen. Chris Coons criticized Trump for calling worried Americans "treasonists" and "traitors."
“Calling Americans worried about the existential risks posed by AI "treasonists" and "traitors" …”
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Trump, on Amodei this AM: "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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Trump Says AI Doesn't Need Guardrails, Only A 'High IQ' President https:// packetstorm.news/news/view/431 70 # news
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Trump criticizes Google's €13B Finland AI investment — Trump said Google chose Finland for a new AI infrastructure investment because U.S. permitting was too difficult, and said he wanted the company to "change their thinking."
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Trump calls AI-destroys-humanity fears a 'HOAX' — In an afternoon post, Trump compared warnings about AI harming humanity to the Russia investigation and his impeachments, and called AI and data centers "the Greatest Economic Development Engine in History."
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Trump mocks Amodei, says he needs no AI guardrails — In morning posts, Trump said the only guardrail AI needs is a "High IQ" president, claimed the government holds "tremendous CRIMINAL and REGULATORY power" over AI firms, and said Amodei was "pretending to be a 'perfect little angel.'"
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Amodei publishes essay urging slower AI development — Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei's Saturday essay, "We Must Pace the Frontier," called for slowing gains in AI capability, a position echoed by Elon Musk and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman.
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Lutnick signals thaw with Anthropic — Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said the administration trusted Anthropic again, suggesting the earlier dispute over military-use restrictions had eased.
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Pentagon labels Anthropic a supply-chain risk — Earlier in 2026 the Pentagon designated Anthropic a supply-chain risk after the company sought restrictions on military use of its tools; Anthropic sued over the designation.