President Donald Trump said the Justice Department has the ability to “rein” AI if need be.
“We will be careful, and that’s why we have the Department of Justice, and other Law Enforcement bodies, that will rein things in if we have to,” Trump wrote on Truth Social on Monday.
While Trump mentioned the possibility of federal intervention in AI, he reiterated his long held-belief that it’s best to have a light touch.
“I will only encourage AI or, SI (SUPER INTELLIGENCE)!” he said.
One potential regulatory area could center around liability. Earlier Monday, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the Trump administration would not grant frontier AI…
