Trump rejects AI slowdown appeal, then promises an AI Force

Key facts

• ·Trump wrote on social media on 14 September 2026 that calls to increase controls on AI were a "sick conspiracy". source
• ·AI-linked stocks fell after Anthropic, OpenAI and SpaceX leaders backed a weekend call for the industry to slow its pace of development. source
• ·Trump said the only control AI needs is a strong and smart president, and did not cite concrete examples of how he has curbed possible abuse in the industry. source
• ·Democrats and some Republicans in Congress are pushing for guardrails on the largest AI companies. source
• ·On Saturday 19 September 2026 Trump said he would appoint an AI czar and create an "AI Force" to monitor the technology, giving almost no details about either plan. source

What the sources say

• The Guardian AI — Reports the market slide and the president's social media response to the industry's safety appeal.
• The Guardian AI — A rolling politics blog whose AI segment quotes the president's posts and notes the absence of examples.
• The Guardian AI — Shifts to Congress, where Democrats and some Republicans want rules for the largest AI firms.
• The Guardian AI — Covers the later announcement of a czar and a monitoring body, noting the lack of detail.

Sources

The original reporting. Follow these — they did the work.

• The Guardian AITrump attacks ‘sick conspiracy’ against AI as tech stocks slide2026-09-14
• The Guardian AITrump says he is only ‘guardrail’ needed to control AI as top Republicans join him in dismissing concerns – live2026-09-14
• The Guardian AITrump facing AI backlash in Congress as push for guardrails intensifies2026-09-15
• The Guardian AITrump to create ‘AI Force’ to monitor technology as fears over out-of-control agents grow2026-09-19

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