WASHINGTON (Diya TV) — President Donald Trump on Monday rejected calls from artificial intelligence executives to slow the development of advanced AI systems, saying existing U.S. criminal and regulatory authorities are sufficient to address misconduct by AI companies.
“The only control or ‘guardrails’ that AI needs is a STRONG AND SMART (High IQ!) PRESIDENT,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. He also said the government already has “tremendous CRIMINAL and REGULATORY power” over AI companies.
Trump criticized Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, who published an essay Saturday calling for companies to slow the rate at which they increase the capabilities of their most advanced AI models. Amodei proposed independent safety evaluations, coordination among leading AI companies and international cooperation on AI risks.
Amodei said he was not calling for a halt to AI research or model training, but for companies to take more time to test and safeguard increasingly capable systems.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Elon Musk, who leads xAI, publicly supported Amodei’s proposal. Altman said OpenAI would adopt Amodei’s proposal for independent evaluators with access to internal safety processes.
Altman had also told OpenAI employees earlier in the week that the company was open to pacing development alongside other AI laboratories.
Trump argued that slowing U.S. AI development could benefit China. In a separate Truth Social post addressing opposition to AI and data centers, he urged against policies that could weaken the U.S. industry, writing, “Don’t kill the Golden Goose!”
Vice President JD Vance also expressed skepticism Monday about AI companies asking the federal government to regulate the industry.
House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., said Sunday that Congress should avoid imposing an emergency moratorium on AI development. He said lawmakers should consider safety measures while maintaining U.S. competitiveness with China.
The debate follows recent warnings from AI researchers and companies about increasingly capable systems. Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon resigned last week and publicly raised concerns about the potential risks posed by advanced AI.
Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping are scheduled to meet in Washington later this month. U.S. and Chinese officials have also discussed possible talks focused on AI safety and risks from advanced systems.
