Trump Says He’s the Only ‘Guardrails’ AI Needs, Attacks Anthropic and Defends Data Centers

In brief

• Trump said AI needs a strong president and that existing enforcement powers are sufficient.
• He accused Anthropic’s Dario Amodei of wrongdoing without providing evidence.
• His posts follow industry calls for slower development and disclosures of AI systems attacking real computers during tests.

President Donald Trump said Monday that his presidency provides the guardrails artificial intelligence needs, attacking Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei and alleging a conspiracy against AI and data centers.

Trump made the remarks on Truth Social after Amodei proposed a framework Saturday to pace AI development, drawing support from Elon Musk and Sam Altman.

“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 wrote.

Trump accused Amodei of pretending to be a “perfect little angel” and claimed his administration had stopped him from doing harmful things, without providing details or evidence.

“We already have tremendous CRIMINAL and REGULATORY power over these companies!” Trump wrote. “There is a SICK conspiracy going on against AI and Data Centers, and the only one that is happy about it is China.”

Amodei’s call to slow AI development follows a viral post by AI researcher Jacob Coxon, who announced his resignation from Anthropic last week and accused the company and his former employer, OpenAI, of “racing straight to self-improving superintelligence and gambling with our lives.”