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Trump aide tells AI firms to self-regulate; industry leaders push for government oversight

White House science director Michael Kratsios dismisses calls for regulation, while major AI CEOs warn of safety risks and demand independent monitors.

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What to know

  • Trump's science director says AI companies can self-regulate and halt unsafe development without government rules; industry leaders reject this approach.
  • Anthropic CEO and other major AI CEOs are calling for independent safety monitors in labs and stronger federal oversight following recent security breaches.
  • Trump administration is backing the $500 billion Stargate Project and accelerating data center permitting—prioritizing AI expansion over imposed constraints.
  • A Pew survey shows over half of Americans are more concerned than excited about AI, citing job loss and security risks.

“I think the key thing to always remember is the US government has lots of tools in its toolkit to deal with these issues when they come up, and we've used them in the past.”

Michael Kratsios, White House science director · Business Insider ↗ · Sep 19

Michael KratsiosMichael Kratsios Director, White House Office of Science and Technology PolicyDario AmodeiDario Amodei Anthropic CEODonald TrumpDonald Trump U.S. PresidentSam AltmanSam Altman OpenAI CEO

Trump aide tells AI firms to self-regulate; industry leaders push for government oversight
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    Anthropic CEO calls for industry slowdown and government oversight

    Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei published a blog post earlier in September warning that the accelerating pace of AI development poses safety risks, citing a recent breach at Hugging Face. He called for independent safety monitors inside frontier AI labs and more robust government regulation, drawing support from OpenAI's Sam Altman, Elon Musk, and Google DeepMind's Demis Hassabis.

    “Given the accelerating rate of AI capability development, it's my worry that in 6-12 months such a swarm could be capable of taking over the entire internet.”
    — Dario Amodei
    • sipirtu@mastodon.social

      President Donald Trump declared he would appoint an AI czar to smooth over bad PR for the industry. David Sacks previously held that title and still chairs a White House council on science and technology. Source: Semafor https://www. semafor.com/article/09/22/2026 /new-trump-ai-adviser-wont-fix-industrys-problems # TechPolicy # WhiteHouse

      sipirtu@mastodon.socialMastodon4d ago1▲view on Mastodon ↗
  2. background

    Kratsios tells AI companies to self-regulate or halt development — Michael Kratsios, director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, said in a Fox News Sunday interview that AI companies concerned about safety can simply stop development themselves, without needing government intervention. He stated the administration has tools available if problems emerge but rejected the premise that explicit federal action is required.

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    Trump administration backs $500B Stargate Project and accelerated data center permitting

    President Trump reaffirmed his administration's support for expanding AI development, announcing it would not take measures to "stifle" progress and established a new AI Force. The administration backed the $500 billion Stargate Project for AI infrastructure expansion and signed an executive order to accelerate federal permitting for data center construction.

    1. 1 outlet The Trump Administration’s Hard-On for AI, Explained

      first by Mother Jones, 4d ago

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  1. 3 outlets AI fears are media-driven ‘fear mongering’, says top Trump adviser

    first by The Times, 9d ago · also Channel News Asia, Reuters

    1 more headline
  2. 2 outlets Trump is on the wrong side of AI issue

    first by Chicago Sun-Times, 9d ago · also Yahoo

    1 more headline

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