Gov. Cox says humans need to steer the future of AI. Trump calls concerns a “HOAX” and says the only safeguard needed is a “high IQ” president.

As President Donald Trump lashes out against regulations on artificial intelligence, Gov. Spencer Cox and other Republican governors are joining a chorus of their Democratic counterparts urging the federal government to put some guardrails on the technology.

Cox called on Congress Monday to establish a national framework for AI development, with mandatory reporting requirements for safety incidents, whistleblower protections for employees, independent evaluations of the most capable systems and a ban on the sale of AI chips to China.

While acknowledging potential benefits, Cox said that “AI must be human-guided and human-controlled in order to reap the benefits to humanity.”

It’s possible Utah could attempt to step in and put its own regulations on AI if Congress doesn’t act, said Margaret Busse, co-chair of Cox’s Pro-Human AI Initiative. So far, Cox has not felt that is the role of the state, said Busse, director of the state Commerce Department, in an interview.

“It’s very frustrating that [members of Congress] have sat on their hands,” she said. “We don’t want to be in the doomer camp, we don’t want to be in the boomer camp. ... There’s amazing possibilities across all of these different sectors. We also have to prepare when it comes to our workforce, how we’re going to implement it in healthcare, in education, and how we’re...

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