U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at the White House in Washington on Friday. Washington - U.S. President Donald Trump said in a social media post on Saturday that he plans to appoint a new artificial intelligence adviser and create an "AI force," though he did not provide details about either initiative or how they would be implemented. Fears are growing in Washington among lawmakers about the risks posed by AI technology on humans and property. Earlier this month, former Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon said that "people building AI earnestly believe that it could kill us all by the end of the decade." Trump has repeatedly downplayed concerns about AI and argued that additional regulation is unnecessary.

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Donald Trump announced the creation of an "AI Force" and plans to name an AI czar to accelerate artificial intelligence growth while resisting AI regulation.

In the past, Trump has said that only he was necessary to prevent AI disaster. In the past, Trump has said that only he was necessary to prevent AI disaster. Trump to create'AI Force' to monitor technology as fears over out-of-control agents grow Donald Trump on Saturday said he would appoint an artificial intelligence czar and create an "AI Force" to help monitor the technology, though he gave almost no details about either plan. As global fears over AI have grown, especially in the past week in the face of multiple industry figures sounding the alarm about its dangers, the president has been critical of calls to slow down development of the fast-moving industry. The creation of a czar and a new AI body in the US appears a response to critics of his stance, which in part is born out of a fear that China will best the US in AI development if the industry in America does not continue its rapid growth.

Trump says he will create'AI Force' with new'AI czar' Share Trump says he will create'AI Force' with new'AI czar' on social media United States President Donald Trump has announced he's creating an "AI Force" and will appoint a new "AI czar" to oversee development of the nation's artificial intelligence industry. In a lengthy social media post on Saturday, Trump said he was doing so with a goal of protecting -- and advancing -- the development of AI, which he described as "the next Industrial Revolution" that would be key to the country's economic growth. He did not provide details about this group or when he would appoint the new adviser. "Rather, we will cherish it, help it, and watch over it, as it grows!" The president likened the AI Force to his creation of the Space Force, the newest branch of the US military created during his first term in office.

As the industry calls for pumping the brakes on AI development, President Donald Trump is instead creating an "AI Force" and seeking a "czar" to run it. In a post on Truth Social, Trump said he would announce his pick to run the AI Force "in the near future." Trump's post didn't include concrete details on what this new agency would do, but the president compared the effort to the creation of the Space Force. "We will not in any way hinder or stifle the Growth of this incredible Industry," Trump wrote on his Truth Social post. "Rather, we will cherish it, help it, and watch over it, as it grows!"

Doomsday warnings about artificial intelligence destroying humanity echo past global warming panic. President Trump calls AI safety fears a "hoax" as experts push for regulation.

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China bogeyman looms large over American firms' AI doomsday scenario Silicon Valley China hawks, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei among them, fear the country surpassing US's AI lead as much as superintelligence destroying humanity "We're leading China in AI," Trump said. "We're the most sophisticated country in the world, and frankly, I want to keep it that way, because whoever wins AI, wins." Trump was echoing a message the AI industry has put out for years. The US is in a heated technological race with China, companies including Anthropic and OpenAI have argued, and any regulation that would cede the contest risks incalculable economic and political harm. Even as Dario Amodei, Anthropic's CEO, led an industry-wide call this week to "pace the frontier", he declared that the US could only slow down to the point where China could not catch up.

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