President Trump this morning on AI companies: 'We're going to have guardrails. We have guardrails. You saw that a couple of weeks ago. We were able to stop something that we didn't like. And by the way the company [Anthropic] was very good. They were very good, you know that. But it can be used for tremendous good. Mostly good and some bad, and the bad we have to stop. But it's a massive industry. And I think things are going to happen. You know what you are seeing here, I think something could happen in that regard too. With a contribution to the people of our country. I'll give you a little inside information. Am I allowed to do that? [laughter] Scott, you know what I'm talking about. No, I think you are going to see a contribution made by those, because they're making tremendous amounts of money.'
Trump says US will impose AI guardrails, claiming the administration recently blocked an unspecified Anthropic action
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President Trump described upcoming AI guardrails while pointing to a recent cooperative intervention with Anthropic that halted an undesired action the administration opposed, noting the company's helpful response and the dual potential for AI to deliver mostly good outcomes alongside targeted curbs on misuse.
The exact intervention stays unspecified
Public remarks leave the blocked action and its method unclear, with reporting instead detailing mid-June export controls on Anthropic's advanced models that were later eased after added safeguards.
Profitable firms are expected to contribute
Trump indicated that money-making AI companies will make contributions to the American public, though the form of those payments remains unstated beyond the general expectation.
Many users mocked Trump's AI guardrails pledge and calls for equity contributions from firms like Anthropic as insufferable or a slippery slope harming innovation, while a few welcomed potential dividends and progress.
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Looks like Anthropic will give away equity as well to USG along with OpenAI
President Trump this morning on AI companies: 'We're going to have guardrails. We have guardrails. You saw that a couple of weeks ago. We were able to stop something that we didn't like. And by the way the company [Anthropic] was very good. They were very good, you know that. But it can be used for tremendous good. Mostly good and some bad, and the bad we have to stop. But it's a massive industry. And I think things are going to happen. You know what you are seeing here, I think something could happen in that regard too. With a contribution to the people of our country. I'll give you a little inside information. Am I allowed to do that? [laughter] Scott, you know what I'm talking about. No, I think you are going to see a contribution made by those, because they're making tremendous amounts of money.'
Trump is now openly linking AI guardrails with a possible public “contribution” from companies making huge profits.
This morning, he pointed to the recent Anthropic intervention as proof the administration can “stop something” it does not like, then suggested AI companies may soon make “a contribution to the people of our country.”
President Trump this morning on AI companies: 'We're going to have guardrails. We have guardrails. You saw that a couple of weeks ago. We were able to stop something that we didn't like. And by the way the company [Anthropic] was very good. They were very good, you know that. But it can be used for tremendous good. Mostly good and some bad, and the bad we have to stop. But it's a massive industry. And I think things are going to happen. You know what you are seeing here, I think something could happen in that regard too. With a contribution to the people of our country. I'll give you a little inside information. Am I allowed to do that? [laughter] Scott, you know what I'm talking about. No, I think you are going to see a contribution made by those, because they're making tremendous amounts of money.'

@MatriceJacobine

@janstevens Sounds like they have things in motion, it's very hard to tell with him though. He said the labs will be making a 'significant contribution'.

@AndrewCurran_ Andrew, did this sound like he was referring to a specific deal already in motion, or more like floating the idea in real time?

@AndrewCurran_ "And I think things are going to happen."

@AndrewCurran_ we have guardrails. many guardrails. big guardrails. some call them the best guardrails they've ever seen

@AndrewCurran_ What was the secret? 🤔

@AndrewCurran_ @janstevens Does 5% count as significant?

@AndrewCurran_ I'm going to take my AI dividend and re-invest it in AI stocks.

@tymrtn @janstevens Well 5% is around $50 billion in these cases.

@zephyr_z9 My strategy analysis !
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@AndrewCurran_ Concerningly quickly found pic

@AndrewCurran_ > I'll give you a little inside information
> No inside information given 💀
But the fact that it is in motion is at least good already.

@AndrewCurran_ Imagine how good things could be if the guy in charge of the country during this pivotal technological moment didn't have a brain made out of strawberry oatmeal.

@AndrewCurran_ ai safety is about to become a very expensive word

@MatriceJacobine Videogame reflexes.

@kimmonismus Trump setting the table for an AI contribution tax in exchange for light-touch regulation

@kimmonismus Can someone tell which AI lab is making huge profits to share?
Omg poor americans and their 401ks will be used for the bailouts

@kimmonismus 2 years 6 months more to go, hopefully this mess goes away after mid terms atleast.