WorldNorth AmericaAIPrint articleJessica GardnerUnited States correspondentUpdated Sep 15, 2026 – 6.10am, first published at 2.51amWashington | US President Donald Trump has threatened artificial intelligence company Anthropic with legal action and criticised its chief executive, Dario Amodei, doubling down on his rejection of calls to slow the technology’s development, which have spooked investors.After Amodei published an essay on the weekend urging governments to enforce a slower pace of AI development, which elicited support from his two biggest rivals, Elon Musk and Sam Altman, Trump accused the Anthropic chief executive of “pretending to be a ‘perfect little angel’,” in a social media post on Monday (Tuesday AEST).Loading...SaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginLicense articleRead MoreAITrump's AmericaDonald TrumpTrump diplomacyTrump's White HouseAnthropicElon MuskNvidiaFetching latest articles