Trump announces 'AI Force' and czar to oversee artificial intelligence

President Donald Trump announced plans to establish an "AI Force" and appoint a czar to oversee the artificial intelligence industry, according to a statement posted on Truth Social on Saturday.

The new entity would be modeled after the Space Force, the military branch Trump created during his first presidential term. Trump described AI as "the next industrial revolution" and said the czar would lead efforts to maintain U.S. dominance over China and other nations in the technology sector.

"We will not in any way hinder or stifle the Growth of this incredible Industry," Trump wrote. "Rather, we will cherish it, help it, and watch over it, as it grows!"

Why it matters

The announcement represents a sharp policy divergence from growing calls within the AI industry for regulatory guardrails. As major companies race to deploy increasingly powerful AI systems, Trump's commitment to unfettered expansion could accelerate development timelines while sidelining safety protocols that researchers say are necessary to prevent catastrophic outcomes.

Rejecting industry safety warnings

Trump's announcement comes as prominent AI leaders have issued urgent warnings about the technology's risks. Last weekend, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei published an essay cautioning that developers risk "losing control of AI systems."

Jacob Coxon, a former researcher at both Anthropic and OpenAI, went further in his resignation message from Anthropic. "The people building AI earnestly believe that it could kill us all by the end of the decade," Coxon wrote. "This is not a marketing stunt. If anything, many executives and researchers will couch their phrasing in the press to sound sensible -- but I hear the same people express fear privately."

Trump has dismissed such concerns, recently calling rising fears over AI a "hoax" and downplaying risks even as AI company stocks declined this week.

Push for data center expansion

The president reiterated his commitment to building more data centers and accelerating AI development. His statement emphasized maintaining American leadership in the global AI race, particularly against China.

The details of how the AI Force would be structured, what authority the czar would hold, or when either would be formally established were not provided in Trump's announcement.

These details were first reported by UPI.