Trump slams AI guardrail call as sick conspiracy, insists on staying ahead of China

U.S. President Trump on the 14th strongly criticized calls for the establishment of guardrails against artificial intelligence (AI), calling it a "sick conspiracy." Despite warnings that the technology could threaten humanity's survival, Trump still insists that the United States must maintain its lead over China in the field of AI.

Agence France-Presse reported that global technology stocks plummeted after Dario Amodei, CEO of AI giant Anthropic, called for slowing down the pace of research and development last weekend. The market is worried that super-intelligent systems may lose control and even trigger devastating crises such as the creation of pathogens or nuclear war. This deceleration initiative is also supported by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and xAI founder Elon Musk.

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However, Trump countered in a post on his self-created social platform "Truth Social" on the 14th: "The only control or 'guardrail' AI needs is a strong and smart (high IQ!) president, and the United States has just such a candidate!"

He warned again: "Whoever wins AI wins everything! We are leading China and all other countries and will continue to do so. Conspiracy theorists, traitors, betrayers and leakers, be careful!"

Trump took direct aim at Amoday, accusing him of playing double-dealing in the debate. Trump wrote in the post: "The Trump administration has prevented AI 'people' from doing bad or potentially bad things, like Dario (Anthropic!) who is now pretending to be a 'perfect little angel'."

During an interview on Air Force One on the 13th, Trump also said that he had listened directly to the opinions of technology insiders last week and emphasized: "We have not downplayed our concerns, but you know that the harm of this will far outweigh the benefits."

Trump has long regarded AI as the key to maintaining the United States' technological, economic and security leadership with China. Chinese President Xi Jinping is scheduled to visit the White House next week, and AI is expected to be a core topic.

At the same time, China's Minister of National Security Chen Yixin wrote an article on the 13th warning that AI has become "the main battlefield of global technological competition and a new track for strategic games between major powers" and that foreign forces may use this technology to threaten social order. Chen Yixin specifically named Anthropic's Claude Mythos and OpenAI's ChatGPT-5.5-Cyber, accusing their advanced hacking capabilities that may "pose serious risks to China's critical information infrastructure."

As concerns about AI-driven human extinction surge, the international community has called for action. Sources revealed that King Charles III of the United Kingdom will host a meeting with representatives of top AI companies in Scotland. The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk sent a letter to various countries and AI developers on the 14th, warning that the world is on the "brink of irreversible change" and urging urgent action to restrain it. On the same day, the president of French defense and technology group Thales also called on governments to assume regulatory responsibilities.

Although Trump and the Republican Party have so far resisted calls for legislation, domestic opposition is gradually growing in the United States. In addition to public skepticism about energy-intensive AI data centers, the Democratic Party also requires Congress to establish AI safety guardrails.

However, Vice President J.D. Vance, who has close ties with Silicon Valley, expressed strong doubts on the 14th about technology giants taking the initiative to request state supervision. He told reporters: "It feels a bit strange to me that so many cutting-edge AI technology companies are coming to beg for government regulation. This feels a bit like a Trojan horse to me."