The AI regulation smackdown isn’t over

While AI leaders like Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, and Google DeepMind co-founder Demis Hassabis initially seemed to agree on AI regulation, including third-party evaluators and international agreements, former President Trump has publicly dismissed fears about AI risks as a "hoax." He stated that the only "guardrails" AI needs are a "STRONG AND SMART (High IQ!) PRESIDENT" and that his administration has already used its "tremendous CRIMINAL and REGULATORY power" to control AI companies, denouncing a "SICK conspiracy" against AI.

Unlike the initial consensus among AI leaders for regulation, former President Trump's recent statements dismiss AI risks as a "hoax," shifting the debate from technical safeguards to political control.