Vance Calls AI Regulation Calls a 'Trojan Horse'

Vice President JD Vance voiced skepticism on Monday regarding calls from prominent artificial intelligence leaders for government regulation and a slower pace of technological development, characterizing such requests as "a bit of a Trojan horse."

Leaders from companies such as Anthropic, OpenAI, and Google DeepMind, along with entrepreneur Elon Musk, have publicly advocated for increased government oversight and a more cautious approach to AI advancement. Vance shared his reservations with reporters at Joint Base Andrews, stating, "I have to say, just personally, I feel a little bit weird about the fact that you have so many frontier AI tech companies kind of coming to the government and begging the government to regulate them. It feels a little bit to me like a bit of a trojan horse."

President Trump echoed a similar sentiment, asserting on Truth Social that the primary safeguard for AI is a strong and intelligent president. "The only control or ‘guardrails’ that AI needs is a STRONG AND SMART (High IQ!) PRESIDENT, and the U.S.A. has that, in spades!ice President JD Vance spoke to reporters before boarding Air Force Two on Monday, Sept. 14, 2026, at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. <p>The president has frequently framed the development of artificial intelligence as a competitive global race, suggesting that opposition to technological advancements and data centers may be influenced by external forces, potentially China. "We already have tremendous CRIMINAL and REGULATORY power over these companies! There is a SICK conspiracy going on against AI and Data Centers, and the only one that is happy about it is China. WHOEVER WINS AI, WINS! We are leading China, and all others, and will continue to do so. Conspiracy Theorists, Treasonists, Traitors, and Leakers, BEWARE!," Trump stated.

Concerns surrounding the rapid advancement of AI have intensified following warnings from researchers at Anthropic, who suggested that the technology could pose an existential threat, potentially leading to the extinction of humanity by 2030.