US President Donald Trump
President Donald Trump said Monday that he would be a sufficient guardrail against rogue artificial intelligence, claiming that any efforts to limit the technology is part of a “SICK conspiracy. Trump specifically said that the administration has already stopped the AI company Anthropic “from doing bad, or potentially bad” things. ” The US president was pushing back against calls by tech leaders to have greater government oversight of AI. The president maintained that his presence in the Oval Office should assuage any fears about AI, which has become a source of controversy after a series of hacks in recent months that showed AI agents could be working to deceive humans. “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! Trump posted on social media. Anthropic has endured an uncomfortable relationship with the Trump administration, with the Pentagon trying to label the company’s models a security risk and a temporary ban of one of its more advanced models.
“AI taking over the World, destroying Humanity, and all other things bad, is a HOAX,” posted Trump. The president went even further in a Monday afternoon post that asked “when, in the History of Business, did anyone see the Leaders of an Industry call for Regulation that, if strongly implemented, will drive them into oblivion and bankruptcy? Catch the latest World News and Live updates. Download the TOI app.