JD Vance
Role at the time: Vice President of the United States
Defended or excused
Statement summary
Vice President JD Vance dismissed industry calls for AI regulation, telling companies to "look inward" instead of seeking government rules.
“If you're gonna create Frankenstein, don't come to the government and say we need regulation... Look inward and accept that if you're building Frankenstein, No 1, you should stop and No 2, when companies come to you and say: 'We need the tools to fight back against Frankenstein,' give them those tools.”
Open source (opens in a new tab)JD Vance dismisses AI regulation: "If you're gonna create Frankenstein..."
Reports Vance's remarks at an AI summit in Los Angeles dismissing calls for AI regulation.
Why we used this label
Vance rejects companies' demands for government regulation and says they should address dangerous development themselves. The passage defends company responsibility instead of new regulatory requirements.