Trump said Monday that he alone could serve as enough guardrail against rogue AI, calling efforts to limit the technology a SICK conspiracy in Washington. He pushed back on calls from Anthropic’s Dario Amodei, OpenAI’s Sam Altman and Elon Musk for stronger government oversight. The dispute comes after AI-related hacks, warnings from experts, and a July 2026 cyberattack on Hugging Face. Trump and Vice President JD Vance argued the U.S. must regulate smartly while staying ahead of China.
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at the Amgen Irish Open 2026, at Trump International Golf Links in Doonbeg, County Clare, Ireland, Sunday. Reuters-Yonhap
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Monday that he would be a sufficient guardrail against rogue artificial intelligence, claiming that any efforts to limit the technology was part of a “SICK conspiracy.”
Trump was pushing back against calls by tech leaders such as Anthropic's Dario Amodei, OpenAI's Sam Altman and Elon Musk to have greater government oversight of AI. Their goal is to ensure the technology is developed in ways that promote safety, address legal liability, feed economic growth, advance science and preserve national security.
The president maintained that his presence in the Oval Office should assuage any fears about AI, which has become a source of controversy after a series of hacks in recent months that showed AI agents could be working to deceive humans.
