Trump Says Only a Strong President Can Provide AI's Necessary Guardrails

US President Donald Trump has asserted that there is no need for additional regulatory safeguards for artificial intelligence (AI), stating that the US government already possesses adequate criminal and regulatory authority to oversee AI firms. He emphasized that the United States must not cede leadership in the AI race to China, while labeling opposition movements surrounding AI and data centers as "conspiracies." Trump specifically named Anthropic and Dario Amodei, CEO of OpenAI.