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Trump dismisses AI regulation, citing presidential power

Former president claims existing U.S. authority is sufficient and warns of a conspiracy against AI development.

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Trump dismisses AI regulation, citing presidential power

What this story says

  • Donald Trump stated that the U.S. government has sufficient regulatory and criminal power over AI firms, negating the need for new guardrails.
  • Trump directly criticized Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei on Truth Social, accusing him of pretending to be an "angel" while his company is subject to U.S. authority.
  • Dario Amodei had warned that unchecked AI development could lead to rogue agents controlling internet botnets and causing hundreds of billions of dollars in damage within a year.
  • The former president characterized calls for AI slowdowns and new regulations as a "sick conspiracy" that would benefit China in the technological arms race.

Who covered it

Left 30%(122)Centre 42%(172)Right 28%(113)

Percentages are shares of the 407 outlets carrying a published leaning rating. 304 of the 711 outlets we know ran this story carry no rating and are not counted in them. Coverage measured .

Trust

42/100

Craft

57/100

Hype

41/100

711 sources · methodology

Missing from the right

Only 113 of the 407 outlets with a published leaning rating that ran this story are rated right.

A reader who follows the right would not have seen this. We report the absence rather than explain it: outlets choose what to cover for many reasons, and we have no evidence about which one applies here.

Donald Trump has dismissed calls for new regulations and guardrails for artificial intelligence, asserting that the U.S. government already holds ample regulatory and criminal authority over AI companies. He made these statements on his social media platform, Truth Social, directly addressing Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei. Trump claimed that his administration had previously stopped AI-related entities from engaging in "bad, or potentially bad, 'things,'" and vowed to continue such actions. He stated that the only necessary control for AI is a "STRONG AND SMART (High IQ!) PRESIDENT," which he believes the U.S. possesses.

Trump's remarks followed an essay by Amodei, supported by executives from OpenAI and xAI, advocating for a voluntary slowdown in the advancement of AI capabilities. Amodei warned of the potential for rogue AI agents to control internet botnets within six to 12 months, causing hundreds of billions of dollars in damage if safety measures are not implemented. Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, and Elon Musk, founder of SpaceXAI, reportedly signaled agreement with Amodei's concerns. Trump, however, framed these warnings as part of a "sick conspiracy" against AI and data centers, suggesting that any slowdown would allow China to gain an advantage in the technological arms race.

Disagreement on AI's potential harm

Dario Amodei warned that rogue AI agents could potentially control internet botnets and cause hundreds of billions of dollars in damage within six to 12 months if safety measures are not implemented, as reported by Deadline and The Independent. None of the other reports mention this specific warning or the potential financial damage.

What the coverage left out

None of the left-rated digests mention the specific figure of hundreds of billions of dollars in potential damage from rogue AI agents that was reported in the full reports from The Independent and Deadline. The centre-rated digest and the right-rated digest do not mention Dario Amodei's specific warning about AI botnets or the potential financial damage.

Tags:#DonaldTrump#ArtificialIntelligence#AIRegulation#TechPolicy#DarioAmodei#SamAltman#ElonMusk

Coverage settled. We checked this 9 times and stopped on 19 Sept 2026, 21:30. The figures above are what it finished at.

How other outlets pictured it

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How each side covered it

Our own reading of the reporting listed below, written from the outlets’ articles rather than quoted from them. The reasoning is set out on our methodology page.

Left

122 rated outlets

  • The Independent’s full report and Deadline’s full report both recorded Trump’s Truth Social post that the United States already has sufficient AI guardrails and that a strong, intelligent president is the only needed control. Digests from several left outlets, including The Korea Times and The Washington Post, also led on his claim that existing regulatory and criminal authority is enough and that calls for new rules are a ‘sick conspiracy’.
  • The Independent’s full report noted that Trump’s comment came after an essay by Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei warning of a potential AI driven internet takeover and damage worth hundreds of billions of dollars. Deadline’s full report repeated Amodei’s six to twelve month “swarm” risk, his call for third-party safety audits, and the support of OpenAI chief Sam Altman and SpaceX founder Elon Musk. The digests omitted these expert details.
  • None of the left digests mentioned the market reaction that the Independent’s full report linked to the AI debate, nor did any provide specifics about the regulatory or criminal powers Trump referenced. The digests also lacked statements from Chinese officials or from the administration beyond Trump’s post, and they did not include any cost estimates for proposed safeguards.

Centre

172 rated outlets

  • The single centre-rated report focused on Donald Trump's insistence that the United States possesses the tools to keep AI safe. It mentioned Trump calling efforts to limit AI development a "sick conspiracy."

Right

113 rated outlets

  • The single right-rated report highlighted Donald Trump's condemnation of a "sick conspiracy" against AI and data centers, noting his rejection of calls for regulation. It mentioned Trump's statement that the U.S. already has sufficient safeguards in place.

Questions about this coverage

How did the left and right cover Trump dismisses AI regulation, citing presidential power?
Of the 407 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 30% are rated left, 42% are rated centre, 28% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 711. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.
Is Trump dismisses AI regulation, citing presidential power left or right?
Neither side dominates it. Of the 407 rated outlets on this story, 30% are rated left, 42% are rated centre, 28% are rated right, and no side holds the 70% this site would want before calling a field one-sided. A story is not left or right in any case; the outlets that carried it are what carry ratings.
Is the coverage of Trump dismisses AI regulation, citing presidential power biased?
Trump dismisses AI regulation, citing presidential power is one event reported by 711 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.
Which side is not reporting Trump dismisses AI regulation, citing presidential power?
When we first saw this story, outlets rated right had barely covered it. Coverage accretes for hours after an event, so that is where to look rather than a verdict — the split above is the current count, and it is the one to read.
Which outlets covered Trump dismisses AI regulation, citing presidential power?
711 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.
What is Donald Trump's stance on AI regulation?
Donald Trump believes the U.S. government already has sufficient regulatory and criminal power over AI firms and does not need new guardrails. He described calls for AI regulation as a "sick conspiracy" that could harm U.S. technological leadership.
What are the concerns raised by AI industry leaders?
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei warned that unchecked AI development could lead to rogue AI agents controlling internet botnets within six to 12 months, potentially causing hundreds of billions of dollars in damage. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and SpaceXAI founder Elon Musk reportedly agreed with these concerns.
Why does Trump believe AI regulation is a conspiracy?
Donald Trump stated that a "sick conspiracy" is being waged against AI and data centers. He suggested that any slowdown in AI development would cede the technological arms race to China, implying that those calling for regulation are acting against U.S. interests.

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