By — Associated Press Associated Press Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/watch-vance-says-americans-should-not-be-scared-of-ai-as-calls-for-limits-grow Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter WATCH: Vance says Americans should not be scared of AI as calls for limits grow Politics Sep 14, 2026 11:06 AM EDT Vice President JD Vance said Monday that Americans should not be scared of artificial intelligence. Watch Vance's remarks in the video player above. The vice president told reporters that there are risks to any technology, but "I don't think Americans should be scared of anything." READ MORE: Trump says the only AI guardrails the U.S. needs is him as president Vance said the Trump administration is concerned about AI but wants to make sure it's regulating the technology smartly. Educate your inbox Subscribe to Here’s the Deal, our politics newsletter for analysis you won’t find anywhere else. Enter your email address Subscribe Form error message goes here. Thank you. Please check your inbox to confirm. "Personally, I feel a little bit weird about the fact that you have so many frontier AI tech companies kind of coming to the government and begging the government to regulate them. It feels a little bit to me like a bit of a Trojan horse," Vance said. "So I think we just have to be careful about this." A free press is a cornerstone of a healthy democracy. Support trusted journalism and civil dialogue. Donate now By — Associated Press Associated Press
Vice President JD Vance said Monday that Americans should not be scared of artificial intelligence. Watch Vance's remarks in the video player above. The vice president told reporters that there are risks to any technology, but "I don't think Americans should be scared of anything." READ MORE: Trump says the only AI guardrails the U.S. needs is him as president Vance said the Trump administration is concerned about AI but wants to make sure it's regulating the technology smartly. Educate your inbox Subscribe to Here’s the Deal, our politics newsletter for analysis you won’t find anywhere else. Enter your email address Subscribe Form error message goes here. Thank you. Please check your inbox to confirm. "Personally, I feel a little bit weird about the fact that you have so many frontier AI tech companies kind of coming to the government and begging the government to regulate them. It feels a little bit to me like a bit of a Trojan horse," Vance said. "So I think we just have to be careful about this." A free press is a cornerstone of a healthy democracy. Support trusted journalism and civil dialogue. Donate now