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Trump Calls AI Warnings a Hoax, Rejects Regulation

By Drooid · Sep 16, 2026, 2:10 AM UTC · How we work

Summary

Story summary

U.S. President Donald Trump called AI warnings a “hoax” and rejected calls for regulation on September 14, 2026.
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei urged AI safeguards on September 12; CEO Sam Altman and xAI founder Elon Musk supported him.
OpenAI, Anthropic and Google announced a self-regulatory standards body modeled on the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.
A September 2026 NBC News poll found 69% of respondents oppose AI data centers near them.

History

Historical Context

The EU’s General Data Protection Regulation, adopted 14 April 2016 and enforced 25 May 2018, imposed continent-wide privacy rules with fines up to €20 million or 4 % of turnover. By 2021 the regime had levied over €1 billion in penalties, hitting firms like Facebook and Google. That enforcement legacy fuels the September 2026 appeal by Dario Amodei, Sam Altman and Elon Musk for a FINRA-style AI oversight body.

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Story summary

U.S. President Donald Trump called AI warnings a “hoax” and rejected calls for regulation on September 14, 2026.
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei urged AI safeguards on September 12; CEO Sam Altman and xAI founder Elon Musk supported him.
OpenAI, Anthropic and Google announced a self-regulatory standards body modeled on the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.
A September 2026 NBC News poll found 69% of respondents oppose AI data centers near them.

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