# Do Not Build Frankenstein and Then Ask Government for Regulation by JD Vance > “[If AI companies are] going to create Frankenstein, don’t come to the government and say we need regulation.” > **— JD Vance**, *Sep. 16, 2026; Vice President of the United States* ## Sources and Context - **Direct or near-primary source:** [Open source](https://podcasts.happyscribe.com/all-in-with-chamath-jason-sacks-friedberg/jd-vance-on-ai-entitlement-fraud-iran-war-israel-h-1b-abuse-the-midterms) — TRANSCRIPT • All-In podcast transcript via HappyScribe Supplied exact wording: “So if you’re going to create Frankenstein, don’t come to the government and say we need regulation.” Context supplied in the dossier: “To frontier AI companies asking government to regulate because their own systems may be dangerous:” - **Editorial clarification:** Square brackets in the Reminder make the supplied source context explicit. Supplied wording variant(s): “So if you’re going to create Frankenstein, don’t come to the government and say we need regulation.” ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/AI-Science Doomers and Anti-Science Doomers|AI-Science Doomers and Anti-Science Doomers]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Simple Reminders|Simple Reminders]] - **Article:** [[articles/The End Is Near — AI Doom, Anti-Science Panic, and the Primates Who Sell Technological Exile|The End Is Near — AI Doom, Anti-Science Panic, and the Primates Who Sell Technological Exile]] - **Article:** [[articles/AI Escape Is the Wrong Metaphor|AI Escape Is the Wrong Metaphor]] - **Article:** [[articles/Digital Darwinism and the Invisible World of Machine Evolution|Digital Darwinism and the Invisible World of Machine Evolution]] - **Wiki map:** [[wiki/AI-Science Doomers and Anti-Science Doomers|AI-Science Doomers and Anti-Science Doomers]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/AI-Science Doomers and Anti-Science Doomers|AI-Science Doomers and Anti-Science Doomers]] - [[wiki/Artificial Intelligence|Artificial Intelligence]] - [[wiki/AI Safety|AI Safety]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “[If AI companies are] going to create Frankenstein, don’t come to the government and say we need regulation.” — JD Vance, Sep. 16, 2026; Vice President of the United States https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-jd-vance-do-not-build-frankenstein-and-then-ask-government-for ```