Trump announces "AI Force" and plans for an "AI czar" as he pushes unchecked AI growth
President Trump announced an 'AI Force' and a planned 'AI czar', opposing new AI regulation and framing data-center critics as ideologically motivated.
In a Truth Social post, Donald Trump announced an 'AI Force' modeled after the Space Force and said he will soon appoint an 'AI czar'. He claimed AI could reach 25 percent of US economic output, vowed to hold America's lead over China, and said potential abuses would be handled through existing criminal and civil law rather than new regulations. His comments follow warnings from AI lab leaders and mathematicians about existential risk, and come as US communities push back against data centers over water use, energy demand, and rising utility costs.
- Trump announced an 'AI Force' modeled on the Space Force and a forthcoming 'AI czar' appointment.
- He opposes new AI regulations, preferring existing criminal and civil law for potential abuses.
- He claimed AI could reach 25% of US economic output and pledged to hold America's lead over China.
- US communities are resisting data centers over water, energy, and utility cost concerns.
- Warnings from AI lab leaders about existential risk preceded the announcement.
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Sep 20, 2026
Donald Trump is doubling down on keeping AI development in the US unchecked. In a Truth Social post, he frames criticism of AI and data centers as a left-wing attack, likening it to what he calls deceptions around Russia and climate change. US communities have been pushing back against new data centers over water and energy use, environmental concerns, and rising utility costs. Fears about AI-driven job losses are growing, too.
Trump announced an "AI Force" modeled after the Space Force and said he'll soon appoint an "AI czar," though only candidates with a "high IQ" would qualify. He claimed AI could reach 25 percent of US economic output and vowed to hold what he described as America's lead over China. For potential abuses, he'd use existing criminal and civil law rather than new regulations that could slow growth.
His comments follow warnings from AI lab leaders and mathematicians that developing AI at its current pace could pose an existential risk to humanity.
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