Sanders: Trump says we don't need any AI guardrails because his 'oligarch friends' will self-police
Sen. Bernie Sanders @SenSanders · x · 2026-09-30 · ★★ · archived
Most-viewed (~344k) political reaction to Trump's rejection of AI rules at the Sept 29 White House AI summit.
Summary
Sanders quote-posts a clip of Trump answering why there should be no AI guardrails ("Because we have people that love our country and love the world a lot"). He says: "You're asking us to trust the people who stand to make trillions from AI to regulate themselves?"
Archived text
Trump says we don’t need ANY guardrails on AI because his oligarch friends Musk, Bezos and Zuckerberg “love the world a lot” and will “self-police.”
Really?
You’re asking us to trust the people who stand to make trillions from AI to regulate themselves?
Quoting @atrupar: Q: Tell us why the world shouldn't be concerned about AI, why there shouldn't be guardrails?
TRUMP: Because we have people that love our country and love the world a lot
Q: It requires more than love, doesn't it?
TRUMP: No. It requires this points to head and they're the https://t.co/fwl8ZuahIR
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