What happened
Anthropic's Dario Amodei called for slowing AI model development, and rival lab leaders agreed. President Trump pushed back, dismissing doom fears as a hoax. Federal AI rules are stalled, and a White House meeting with AI executives is the next test.
# Why is Donald Trump so opposed to regulating AI?
The head of AI company Anthropic has called for the pace of development of artificial intelligence models to slow down and to be closely monitored, and other AI leaders have joined him. But US President Donald Trump is opposing calls to regulate the technology.
The BBC's North America editor Sarah Smith explains the two reasons that are keeping the US president from regulating AI.
*Video produced by Cai Pigliucci, filmed by Ian Druce, edited by Meiying Wu*
 
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Why is Donald Trump so opposed to regulating AI?
The head of AI company Anthropic has called for the pace of development of artificial intelligence models to slow down and to be closely monitored, and other AI leaders have joined him. But US President Donald Trump is opposing calls to regulate the technology.
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# Why is Donald Trump so opposed to regulating AI?
The head of AI company Anthropic has called for the pace of development of artificial intelligence models to slow down and to be closely monitored, and other AI leaders have joined him. But US President Donald Trump is opposing calls to regulate the technology.
The BBC's North America editor Sarah Smith explains the two reasons that are keeping the US president from regulating AI.
*Video produced by Cai Pigliucci, filmed by Ian Druce, edited by Meiying Wu*
 
## Brother of Muslim police cadet killed in 9/11 'disappointed' by calls for Mamdani to sit out memorial
Zeshan Hamdani speaks out after push back against New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani, who is Muslim, attending 9/11 events.
 
## Watch: Is Trump's $5,000 election pledge legal?
The US president has said every American will get $5,000 (£3,700) if the Republican Party wins November's midterms.
 
## Listen: Juror in Lindsay Clancy trial speaks about lone holdout
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## How the Lindsay Clancy trial gripped America - and ultimately fell apart
A Massachusetts judge has declared a mistrial in the murder case against the US mother after jurors were unable to reach a unanimous verdict.
 
## Watch: Inside court as judge declares a mistrial in Lindsay Clancy case
The BBC’s Ione Wells was in the courtroom as the case of the US mother accused of murdering her three children fell apart.
 
## Examining US official's claim that data centres 'don't use water'
US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick falsely suggested that data centres don't use water.
 
## Moment judge declares a mistrial in Lindsay Clancy case
The trial of the US mother accused of murdering her three young children ultimately ended with no verdict.
 
## Watch: What is a mistrial and what does it mean for Lindsay Clancy?
The BBC's Ione Wells explains what could happen now as the case of the US mother accused of murdering her three children ends in no verdict.
 
## Judge says mistrial likely, permits defence to file an emergency appeal
Lindsay Clancy's legal team want to appeal the decision of a mistrial - the judge says they have one hour.
 
## BBC at the Clancy trial. What happens next?
BBC's Ione Wells at court on the seventh day of deliberations in the Lindsay Clancy trial.
 
## Watch: Inside court as Lindsay Clancy's lawyer asks judge to remove juror
The jury now faces a seventh day of deliberations in the triple-murder trial.
 
## Watch: Trump $1 commemorative coin goes on sale
The US Mint began selling gold-coloured $1(£0.74) coins featuring President Donald Trump's likeness to mark the country's 250th anniversary.
### The BBC is in multiple languages
#### Read the BBC In your own language
Copyright 2026 BBC. All rights reserved. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. [**Read about our approach to external linking.**](https://www.bbc.com/editorialguidelines/guidance/links-and-feeds)
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