Vice President JD Vance said he felt uneasy about leading AI companies “begging the government to regulate them,” as industry leaders press for safety standards and slower development. “It feels a little bit to me like a bit of a Trojan horse,” he said.
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei has called for moderating AI development so safeguards and the ability to understand and control models keep pace. His proposals include independent evaluations, national safety standards and international coordination.
President Donald Trump rejected additional AI guardrails, arguing that his administration already has sufficient criminal and regulatory authority over the companies. He also criticized Amodei as pretending to be a “perfect little angel.” House Speaker Mike Johnson opposed a development moratorium, citing competition with China, but proposed bringing AI executives and lawmakers together at the White House to work out safety rules.
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- SOURCE@trumpwarroom“VP @JDVance: "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."”x.com
- SUPPORT@atrupar“JD Vance: "I have to say, just 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."”x.com
- SUPPORT@nypost“Vance fires back after AI honchos demand to 'slow the pace' of tech development: 'Bit of a Trojan horse'”x.com
- SUPPORT@marionawfal“JD Vance says he finds it strange that frontier AI companies keep coming to Washington and asking to be regulated.”x.com
- SOURCE@firstsquawk“The Trump Administration has stopped AI “people” from doing bad, or potentially bad, “things,“ like Dario (Anthropic!), who is now pretending to be a “perfect little angel” - and we will continue to do so!”x.com
- SUPPORT@deitaone“Trump also criticized Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, following growing calls from AI leaders to slow frontier model development over safety concerns.”x.com
- SUPPORT@kalshi“Trump says he can put "guardrails" on AI, but the US won't slow down if it means losing to China”x.com
- SUPPORT@financialjuice“Trump: Administration has stopped AI figures and companies from doing “bad, or potentially bad” things, (specifically naming Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei)”x.com