‘If you’re building Frankenstein, stop’: JD Vance dismisses calls for AI regulation
US vice-president’s comments come as former Anthropic researcher revisits recent claim AI could destroy humanity The US vice-president has dismissed calls for global regulation of AI safety risks, telling companies creating the most advanced models: “If you’re building Frankenstein, stop.” In remarks addressed towards Dario Amodei, the co-founder of Anthropic who has called on Washington DC to…
Former US Vice-President JD Vance has dismissed calls for global regulation of AI safety risks, addressing co-founder of Anthropic Dario Amodei. Vance warned tech leaders: "If you’re building Frankenstein, stop." He suggested companies should instead "look inward and accept that if you’re building Frankenstein, No 1, you should stop and No 2, when companies come to you and say: ‘We need the tools to fight back against Frankenstein,’ give them those tools."
The remarks came at an AI summit in Los Angeles, amid growing global concern over potential risks of creating an artificial superintelligence. Anthropic researcher Dario Amodei warned that a swarm of AI agents could take over the internet within six to 12 months, with a greater than 10% chance of AI killing all humans within 10 years.
Anthropic's alignment science lead Evan Hubinger also suggested this possibility, citing concerns from researcher Jacob Coxon who quit Anthropic. Vance's stance differed from President Donald Trump, who dismissed AI concerns as a "HOAX". Vance suspected AI leaders were using safety risks as a "Trojan horse" to influence US government regulation, potentially limiting competition.
OpenAI has backed bipartisan efforts to address AI risks, while Meta CEO Sam Altman emphasized the need for unilateral safety action without seeking approval from other companies.
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