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Trump rejects AI guardrails, says the only guardrails needed are a 'High IQ president'

Trump said existing criminal and regulatory powers are enough, rejecting calls from AI leaders for new oversight as concerns grow over China.

  • President Donald Trump rejected calls for government regulation of artificial intelligence, stating that a strong and smart president is the only guardrail AI needs.
  • Trump claimed his administration has already stopped AI companies from doing harmful things and warned of a conspiracy against AI benefiting China.
  • AI leaders including Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, and Elon Musk called for slowing AI development and greater government oversight to ensure safety.
  • Some lawmakers, such as Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, opposed rapid regulation, fearing it would hurt the U.S. in the AI race against China.
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Artificial intelligence is facing a “devil conspiracy,” US President Donald Trump wrote on his social media account Truth Social on Monday, after executives at companies focused on developing the technology called for its development to be slowed down on security grounds, sending stocks plunging. But Trump said the only safeguard needed to prevent AI from going wild is himself.

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TRT World broke the news in Istanbul, Türkiye on Saturday, September 12, 2026.
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