After the CEOs of AI giants Anthropic and OpenAI this weekend issued calls for the industry to slow development over safety concerns, President Donald Trump weighed in the topic -- downplaying the need for any protections in AI tech development other than himself.

Trump minimizes AI risks as industry leaders advocate for a slower development pace amid growing safety concerns.

“We can put guardrails, we can do this and that, but I think you have a lot of negative forces that are bringing it up that ... shouldn’t be bringing it up, and they’re bringing…

Donald Trump thinks all we need is a “STRONG AND SMART (High IQ!) PRESIDENT.”

Trump added that the U.S. already has "tremendous CRIMINAL and REGULATORY power over these companies."