President Donald Trump stated on September 14, 2026 that the United States needs only a "strong and smart" president to control artificial intelligence, rejecting calls for regulatory guardrails. Trump opposed AI oversight efforts and warned that such restrictions could allow China to surpass America in AI development.
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He's opposed such efforts and claims doing so could cause China to eclipse America on AI development.
On the early edition of Balance of Power, Bloomberg Washington Correspondent Kailey Leinz discusses the calls to rein in advanced artificial intelligence models. On today's show, Stonecourt Capital Partner Rick Davis, Bully Pulpit International Managing Partner Adam Hodge and Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget President Maya MacGuineas. (Source: Bloomberg)
Over the weekend, Anthropic co-founder and CEO Dario Amodei published a 3,800-word essay calling for a global slowdown in the exponential development of artificial intelligence. Sam Altman, who runs OpenAI, Elon Musk and others shared social media posts agreeing with Amodei's assessment. CBS News Washington correspondent Natalie Brand has President Trump's reaction.