Trump will never back a US AI regulator, says outgoing tech adviser https://ft.trib.al/iVU1cuP
7:53 AM · Jul 3, 2026 · 59K Views
Trump AI adviser Sriram Krishnan says the administration will oppose heavy federal AI regulation and a centralized regulator
Story Overview
Outgoing White House AI adviser Sriram Krishnan told the Financial Times that the Trump administration plans to push back against heavy federal rules and any single centralized AI regulator, favoring instead a lighter touch that lets American companies move fast.
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Where oversight stands now
Krishnan framed the stance as a deliberate choice to prioritize entrepreneurship over new licensing systems or FDA-style agencies, even as public pushback against AI grows.
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The stranger parts of the job
One of the adviser’s odder tasks was walking cabinet members through Roko’s Basilisk, the online thought experiment about a future superintelligence that punishes those who did not help create it.
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Many users support Trump's refusal to back a US AI regulator as a win for faster innovation and less oversight, while others insult the outgoing adviser and express dismay at the stance.
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Teortaxes▶️ (DeepSeek 推特🐋铁粉 2023 – ∞)@teortaxesTex
Three cheers for @sriramk I guess, crazy work
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Sriram Krishnan@sriramk
@woke8yearold @RokoMijic yes that was me.
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Teortaxes▶️ (DeepSeek 推特🐋铁粉 2023 – ∞)@teortaxesTex
you're welcome
Teortaxes▶️ (DeepSeek 推特🐋铁粉 2023 – ∞)@teortaxesTex
Three cheers for @sriramk I guess, crazy work
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Brandon Reinhart@bonecompiler
@woke8yearold @RokoMijic "Explain the part about the lizard that turns people into stone again..." "I know, but, I want to know more about the lizard. What's the deal with that?"
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Andrew Curran@AndrewCurran_
Teortaxes▶️ (DeepSeek 推特🐋铁粉 2023 – ∞)@teortaxesTex
Three cheers for @sriramk I guess, crazy work
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Thorne Wolf@thornewolf
@woke8yearold @RokoMijic still crazy we randomly reinvented pascals wager and consider it unique
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Hitler Loved Fat Chicks and 99 others@TheRoostergod
@woke8yearold @RokoMijic More morons being one-shot by Roko's Ballsack
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Volodymyr Pavlenko@mindinpanic
@FT Without US federal AI regulation the EU AI Act becomes the default global standard whether American firms like it or not.
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Wei Dai@weidai11
@woke8yearold @RokoMijic
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He-Man, Principal MLE@RandolphCarterZ
@FT Good All would-be "AI regulators" would do more damage to America than an actual nuclear bomb in terms of lives and money lost
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fedaykin reepicheep@mauddweeb
@woke8yearold @RokoMijic Total rat victory
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Beff (e/acc)@beffjezos
@teortaxesTex @sriramk Sriram was goated
Teortaxes▶️ (DeepSeek 推特🐋铁粉 2023 – ∞)@teortaxesTex
Three cheers for @sriramk I guess, crazy work
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DrakeN 魔人@draken1721
@FT no surprise there. regulators usually prioritize control over innovation.
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Furnuwees@furnuwees
@FT Great. We dont need a AI regulator. We need faster innovation and less regulation.
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bloom@19900_max
@FT He looks like frankestein.
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Kyle Marieb@kylemarieb
@mindinpanic @FT lol AI will march ahead in the rest of the world with or without Europe, they will become irrelevant and rely on US tech and AI
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gavin leech (Non-Reasoning)@gleech
@sriramk @woke8yearold @RokoMijic thank you for your service
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shmam@shmameron
@sriramk @woke8yearold @RokoMijic [the Basilisk will remember this]
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Jason@starryblueisis
@woke8yearold @RokoMijic NOOOOOOO!!!!!!111!!1!1!
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Max Pain@OneAlbertan
@FT Who wouldn’t want to listen to Frankenstein about tech?
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