US President Donald Trump on Monday rejected calls for tighter government controls on artificial intelligence, arguing that a strong president was sufficient to safeguard the technology and describing efforts to impose stricter limits as a “SICK conspiracy”.

Trump’s remarks put him at odds with several prominent AI executives who have called for greater oversight as concerns about the technology’s risks grow. The debate has gained political significance ahead of the November mid-term elections, with lawmakers also weighing the potential impact of AI on national security, jobs and the economy.

Trump Rejects Calls For Stronger AI Regulation

In posts on social media, Trump argued that AI did not require additional government guardrails under his administration.

“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! ” he wrote.

Trump also claimed that his administration had already stopped Anthropic “from doing bad, or potentially bad” things.

Anthropic has had a strained relationship with the administration, with the Pentagon attempting to designate the company as a security risk and the government temporarily banning one of its more advanced models.

In another post, Trump questioned why business leaders would themselves call for regulation that could harm their industry.

“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? ” he wrote.

Trump then dismissed concerns about the technology’s potential consequences, saying: “AI taking over the World, destroying Humanity, and all other things bad, is a HOAX.”

AI Executives Warn Of Rapidly Growing Risks

Trump’s comments followed fresh warnings from senior figures in the AI industry.

Anthropic chief executive Dario Amodei published a 3,800-word essay on Saturday calling for a slower pace of AI development.

Amodei pointed to “AI’s growing ability to build the next generation of AI” and cited a July 2026 cyberattack involving a swarm of OpenAI agents targeting Hugging Face.

“Given the accelerating rate of AI capability development, it’s my worry that in 6-12 months such a swarm could be capable of taking over the entire internet,” Amodei wrote.

He warned that the resulting damage could reach hundreds of billions of dollars or more “without the necessary guardrails. “

OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman supported the call for caution, saying, “Pacing will be well worth this cost; no amount of American competitive pressure should justify recklessness, or let capabilities get ahead of alignment and monitoring.”

Altman added, “Where we will need the help of our government is for international coordination. “

Microsoft Pushes Human Control Over AI

Microsoft also released its own code of conduct on Monday aimed at ensuring humans remain in control of AI.

The move came as technology companies and experts continued to debate how rapidly advanced AI should be developed and what safeguards should accompany increasingly capable systems.

House Speaker Mike Johnson said Trump could meet representatives of AI companies at the White House this week or next, although no meeting had been scheduled.

Johnson said there would be “a deliberate discussion about the responsibility of the companies to maintain safety, and what role, if any, the government has to play in that”.

He warned that lawmakers could respond with “red tape and hyper regulation”, while arguing that losing the US competitive advantage in AI would raise national security concerns.

Trump Says Regulation Could Help China

Trump has repeatedly argued that excessive regulation could allow China to gain an advantage in artificial intelligence.

“There is a SICK conspiracy going on against AI and Data Centers, and the only one that is happy about it is China,” Trump said.

He also wrote that concerns about AI were being raised because “the United States is leading, by a lot, every other country. Don’t kill the Golden Goose! “

Trump has long resisted stronger federal oversight of AI. After returning to the White House last year, he revoked a Biden administration executive order on AI oversight before issuing a broader order of his own more than 16 months later, in June.

Concerns about slowing AI expansion also weighed on stocks on Monday morning, amid fears that weaker demand for advanced chips and construction materials for data centres could follow.

AI Debate Gains Political Weight

Artificial intelligence has increasingly become a political liability in the United States, with many voters opposing the expansion of data centres and expressing concerns about job losses and the technology’s effect on children’s education.

Democratic leader Rahm Emanuel criticised Trump on Saturday following Amodei’s warning.

Amodei’s essay was “an admission that we’re driving down a dark, winding road on wet pavement with the headlights off. And where’s President Trump? Looks like he nodded off again. It’s time to turn the lights on, put both hands on the wheel, and regain control before it’s too late. ” Emanuel said.

Vice President J D Vance said on Monday that he did not believe Americans should be afraid of AI, while acknowledging the need for smart regulation.

“I don’t think Americans should be scared of anything,” Vance said.

He said the administration wanted to regulate AI intelligently because the United States was engaged in an AI arms race with China.

Vance also questioned the motivations behind AI companies calling for government intervention.

“Personally, I feel a little bit weird about the fact that you have so many frontier AI tech companies kind of coming to the government and begging the government to regulate them. It feels a little bit to me like a bit of a Trojan horse. So, I think we just have to be careful about this. “

Trump Finds Support From Nvidia CEO

Trump also received support from Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang, who has argued that concerns about AI risks are being overstated.

Trump spoke with Huang by phone on Monday during a podcast interview, with Huang putting the president on speaker.

According to social media posts and videos, the two agreed that there was excessive alarmism surrounding artificial intelligence.

The exchanges highlight a widening divide between Trump and several leading AI executives over how the United States should manage rapidly advancing AI technology.

While Trump and his allies have stressed competition with China and warned against excessive regulation, executives including Amodei and Altman have argued that the pace of development must be matched by stronger alignment, monitoring and safeguards.

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