WorkSeptember 15, 2026via CNBC Technology
Trump’s opposition to AI rules undercuts industry's calls for a slowdown
Why it matters
Frontier labs are calling for regulatory guardrails on AI development, but political opposition from the incoming administration undercuts their leverage and reshapes the policy landscape that will govern how fast AI can advance.
Key signals
- Anthropic and OpenAI publicly calling for mandatory safety checks
- Trump administration opposing AI regulation
- Tension between industry self-regulation calls and political resistance
- Safety concerns cited as driving force for industry calls to slow down
- Policy/regulatory environment as constraint on AI development pace
The hook
Anthropic and OpenAI pushed for AI safety rules. Trump just made that a non-starter.
Anthropic and OpenAI have called for mandatory safety checks to be put in place as fears intensify that AI can soon be too powerful to control.