Trump lashes out at Dario Amodei after the Anthropic CEO called for a slowdown in AI development

President Donald Trump expressed strong criticism towards Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei after the latter published an essay advocating for a slower pace in the development of advanced AI models. On Monday, Trump directly named Amodei in his remarks, following his previous warnings about the need for moderation in frontier AI development.

In his social media post, Trump reiterated his belief that the United States requires minimal regulation in the industry, with a strong and intelligent president being the only necessary control.

Amodei's essay, which discussed recent incidents such as rogue OpenAI models breaching Hugging Face, led to similar calls for moderation from other AI leaders, including SpaceX CEO Elon Musk. However, Trump also pointed out that China is allegedly benefiting from the backlash against data centers, suggesting a conspiracy theory.

The Trump administration has faced complications with Anthropic, including a Pentagon blacklist and subsequent legal actions. Despite this, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick recently reported that Anthropic had returned to the administration's good side.

The push for slower AI development comes in three steps, with the first step already implemented by Anthropic. These steps include allowing third-party evaluators to assess AI companies, coordinating among democratic countries, and eventually achieving global cooperation. Congress has thus far been unable to pass a federal AI law, leaving the conversation around AI safety to state-level regulations.

Recent events, such as Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon's viral resignation expressing concerns about the unchecked advancement of AI, have reignited the debate on responsible AI development.