Trump attacks ‘sick conspiracy’ against AI as tech stocks slide
President hits out after Anthropic, OpenAI and SpaceX leaders back call to limit ‘reckless’ development Business news – live updates Donald Trump has dismissed calls to increase controls on AI as a “sick conspiracy”, as stocks linked to the technology slumped after appeals from leading developers on the weekend for the industry to slow down. The US president wrote on social media: “The only control or ‘guardrails’ that AI needs is a STRONG AND SMART (High IQ!) PRESIDENT, and the USA has that, in
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President hits out after Anthropic, OpenAI and SpaceX leaders back call to limit ‘reckless’ development
Donald Trump has dismissed calls to increase controls on AI as a “sick conspiracy”, as stocks linked to the technology slumped after appeals from leading developers on the weekend for the industry to slow down.
The US president wrote on social media: “The only control or ‘guardrails’ that AI needs is a STRONG AND SMART (High IQ!) PRESIDENT, and the USA has that, in spades!”
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- September 14, 2026
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- Lauren Almeida
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- The Guardian