‘Globalist scheme’: Trump rejects Albanese’s global AI oversight push at UNHe wants a new name for it, and no one telling him how to run it. Donald Trump’s UN spray leaves Albanese’s AI plan in serious doubt.Samantha Maiden@samanthamaiden3 min readSeptember 23, 2026 - 8:29AMUS President Donald Trump has dubbed artificial intelligence tools ‘super intelligence’, warning he will oppose Anthony Albanese’s push to create an international body to oversee AI regulation.Mr Trump used his address to the UN General Assembly in New York to push back against Australia’s moves, warning that claims of killer robots and a sector that is out of control are overblown.“The United States also totally rejects any attempt to construct a globalist scheme to control artificial intelligence,’’ Mr Trump said.US President Donald Trump addresses the UN General Assembly, where he rejected calls for global oversight of artificial intelligence. Picture: AP/Julia Demaree Nikhinson“Artificial makes intelligence fake; it makes it sound fake. And it is not fake.“It’s actually amazing. But we have to be careful. “From this point forward, all of United States documents and hopefully the world will be changed to use the much more accurate term super as opposed to artificial.Others you may likenewsnews“So it’s super intelligence. Let’s see if that goes. It sounds much better.”Mr Trump dismissed growing industry warnings that governments needed to regulate.“The very same people who said we’ll all be dead in 12 years because of global warming, a name since reborn to climate change because the planet was cooling, not warming, and nobody was dead,’’ he said.“These are the same people that are now saying that AI is going to kill us all, that robots are going to attack us, and that everything is going to be a total disaster.”Prime Minister Anthony Albanese at the UN General Assembly, where he has pushed for an international body to regulate AI. Picture: AAP/Mick TsikasThe attack follows a Coalition of middle powers, including Australia, Finland, Canada, the European Union, Singapore, Germany, Spain, South Africa and the United Arab Emirates, banding together to “call for control of frontier AI models”.“The rapid development of frontier AI models poses serious risks to safety and security if not appropriately managed,” the statement read.“To realise AI’s potential, industry, governments and society must act now.”The 22 signatories called on companies to develop transparent safety protocols and for UN member states to “explore creating an international institution, able to set standards, enable verification, and convene states when capability thresholds are crossed”.Mr Trump said the US was leading the artificial intelligence race.“And we’re leading now over China by a lot and everyone else,’’ he said.“And we’re going to keep it that way. We’re going to keep it very, very straight and very strong.“I’m not going to stifle growth of something that will be bigger than the Industrial Revolution, many say bigger than the Industrial Revolution or the internet itself.“We will only encourage super intelligence. We’re going to encourage it, not rein it in. We’re going to watch it closely through the Department of Justice.Anthony Albanese at the UN General Assembly, where his AI regulation push has hit a Trump-sized hurdle. Ludovic Marin/AFP“Americans have never been a nation that retreats from a frontier or shrinks from a challenge, no matter how great or how daunting that challenge may be.”Mr Albanese had urged Mr Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping to use their meeting in Washington to discuss regulating AI.At home, the US Embassy in Canberra has also criticised Labor’s digital duty of care regime to regulate algorithms as raising “significant concerns regarding fair competition, market access, and trade treatment for American companies, independent media, and content creators”.“The United States has serious concerns about the Australian government’s stated goal of mandating broad duty of care requirements that dictate how platforms manage content and users’ feeds,” the statement says.“A framework that empowers governments to enforce vague definitions of ‘harm’ risks becoming a mechanism for viewpoint-based censorship.”Australia’s push for an international body overseeing AI regulation was backed by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.“Governments must assume their responsibilities, and governments with the greatest AI capabilities have the greatest responsibilities to humanity,” Mr Guterres said.More CoverageHanson fumes after KKK publicly backs herSamantha Maiden‘Sacred cow’: New super plan unveiledSamantha Maiden “To establish channels for dialogue, transparency, trust and co-operation.“Not despite geopolitical rivalry, but precisely because of it.“Artificial intelligence must be shaped by humanity, with humanity and for all humanity.”Read related topics:Anthony AlbaneseDonald TrumpMore related storiesAustralian Economy‘Housing’: Coalition’s fix for baby slumpThe Coalition has floated a fix to Australia’s restrictive housing market as a way to reverse the nation’s tumbling fertility rate.Read moreWorld‘Potential’: Big hint on EU ‘member’ talkAnthony Albanese has hinted on where Canberra could land on talk of Australia becoming an “associate member” of the EU.Read moreAustralian MarketsRate hike fears rock Aussie sharemarketFresh interest rate rise fears have rattled the Australian sharemarket, triggering a “defensive rotation” away from tech stocks as a fourth rate hike looms.Read more