US vice-president JD Vance on Friday rejected calls for a coordinated international approach to AI safety, admonishing companies that develop the most advanced systems not to ask governments for protection if they pursue risky technologies.
Addressing Dario Amodei, the co‑founder of startup Anthropic, Vance said: "If you’re gonna create Frankenstein, don’t come to the government and say we need regulation." The vice‑president used the phrase to characterise his view that firms should take responsibility for their own development choices rather than seeking new public controls.
Amodei has recently revisited a warning that advanced AI could destroy humanity and has called on Washington to lead efforts to coordinate control of powerful AI systems, including cooperation with China. His appeals for international regulation and oversight of model development have become a focal point in debates over how to manage emerging AI risks.
Vance’s comments add to an ongoing public and political discussion about how to balance innovation, safety and accountability as increasingly capable AI models are deployed. The exchange underscores tensions between technology companies, researchers and policymakers over who should set and enforce limits on the most powerful systems.