President Donald Trump tells UN General Assembly the US will not support global AI regulations

At the UN General Assembly on Tuesday, September 22, 2026, President Donald Trump rejected global regulations on artificial intelligence, saying the US Justice Department would monitor the sector if needed. He dismissed AI dangers as a "hoax" and announced the US would use the term "super intelligence" instead. UN Secretary-General António Guterres warned against surrendering life-and-death decisions to machines. French President Emmanuel Macron, Finland President Alexander Stubb, and British Prime Minister Andy Burnham called for international cooperation and safeguards on AI. The UN Security Council was scheduled to address AI controls on Wednesday.