{
  "id": 7426150,
  "title": "Heads shake as Trump claims his ‘high IQ’ enough to regulate AI",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/heads-shake-as-trump-claims-his-high-iq-enough-to-regulate-ai",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-09-14T23:49:17.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Asia Times",
    "slug": "asia-times",
    "url": "https://asiatimes.com/2026/09/heads-shake-as-trump-claims-his-high-iq-enough-to-regulate-ai/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "President Donald Trump has dismissed the idea of regulating artificial intelligence, suggesting that his own high IQ is enough to manage the technology. This stance comes despite warnings from industry insiders and experts about the potential dangers of AI to humanity.\n\nIndustry leaders, including Anthropic co-founder and CEO Dario Amodei, have called for a global slowdown in AI development. Amodei published a lengthy essay over the weekend outlining his concerns, and was joined by other prominent figures such as Sam Altman of OpenAI and Elon Musk.\n\nTrump made his comments in a post on Truth Social, where he implied that his intellect alone could handle the complexities of regulating AI. According to the Asia Times, even AI creators have acknowledged difficulties in understanding the technology.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "Trump says U.S. needs a \"high IQ\" president to handle AI",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/trump-says-u-s-needs-a-high-iq-president-to-handle-ai",
        "published": "2026-09-14T22:37:28.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}