When speaking to reporters on the tarmac of Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, Vice President JD Vance said Americans should not be scared of AI. This comment comes amid warnings issued by leading technology figures against the impending danger of AI. In the video clip surfacing online, he says, “I don’t think Americans should be scared of anything. I think that we have to be mindful that there are risks to anything, including AI.”
JD Vance on AI:
I don't think Americans should be scared of anything.
I think that we have to be mindful that there are risks to anything, including AI. pic.twitter.com/HHKz31yH9I
— Clash Report (@clashreport) September 14, 2026
JD Vance counters warnings issued by tech elites
In the past few days, prominent AI tech leaders including OpenAI’s Sam Altman, Anthropic’s Dario Amodei, and Elon Musk have publicly issued statements calling for a slow down in the development of AI. They have cited safety concerns and even the prospect of human extinction by the end of next year. JD Vance’s comments echo President Trump’s post earlier today assuring people of government regulations already in place.
JD Vance also said that recent panic created by AI experts is a Trojan horse. Creating fear among the public is being used to push for more safety laws by the government. By doing this, these companies aim to maintain their monopoly. When big companies can pay billions of dollars for lawyers and compliance teams to navigate government laws, small companies cannot. This effectively reduces competition by crushing small companies under the weight of heavy restrictions.
The Trump administration believes that if it pauses or slows down AI development, America will lose to China. The race for global technology and military intelligence is intensifying with each passing day. In these circumstances, scaling back on AI operations would effectively mean orchestrating one’s own defeat.
Trump administration and the future of AI
The Trump administration has consistently pushed for a deregulated market where companies can experiment and build freely. The government has only set regulatory frameworks for sensitive domains like national security or biological threats.
The rapid increase in apocalyptic warnings issued by AI CEOs has multiple dimensions to it. While some scientists are worried that AI would become autonomous and exploit software vulnerabilities, there is also another group of scientists who are participating in generating the same panic through a commercial lens. Political analysts note that these alarms could actually benefit Big Tech’s business model.
By convincing the world that what they are building has the potential to wipe out humanity, they naturally attract widespread attention. The marketing hype also attracts investors and pushes governments to establish a licensing system. The increased regulation in place ensures that only a few companies are able to maintain their dominance, while smaller companies are eliminated from the competition.
