Trump says US will form 'AI Force' and appoint an artificial intelligence tsar

Trump says US will form'AI Force' and appoint an artificial intelligence tsar US President Donald Trump has announced that he will form an AI Force and appoint an artificial intelligence tsar amid warnings about the emergent technology. In a social media post on Saturday, he said his administration will not in any way hinder or stifle the growth of the industry, and pushed back against calls to slow down the development of AI until better safeguards are put in place. His post came as a slew of warnings about the potential dangers of AI have spurred calls for coordinated action on the technology's development. Trump offered no details or a timeline for his plan. AI is the next Industrial Revolution, or Internet, but will be even larger and more impactful, possibly as much as 25% of our Country's GDP, he said on social media, adding that he wants the US to continue leading China in AI.