Trump announces an AI Force and a planned AI czar

President Trump said he wants an AI Force led by an AI czar and will not add new AI regulations.

On September 20, 2026, President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social that he wants an “AI Force,” modeled on the Space Force, and an “AI czar” to lead it. The Decoder reported that he said he would soon appoint the czar, opposed new AI rules, and said potential abuses should be handled under existing criminal and civil law; The Verge reported that the post gave no timeline, structure, or nominee and invited “High I.Q. individuals” to apply. Trump claimed AI could reach 25 percent of U.S. economic output and pledged to keep America’s lead over China while saying his administration would not hinder industry growth. He also claimed, without cited evidence according to The Verge, that data centers raise salaries, lower taxes, and make communities safer; The Decoder separately noted community pushback over water use, energy demand, and utility costs, and described him as framing critics as ideologically motivated. The posts follow warnings from AI lab leaders and mathematicians about existential risk and broader calls to slow AI development.

• On Sept. 20, 2026, President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social about an “AI Force” modeled on the Space Force and an “AI czar.”
• The Decoder said he would soon appoint the czar; The Verge said the post gave no timeline, structure, or nominee and invited “High I.Q. individuals” to apply.
• He opposed new AI regulation and said potential abuses should be handled under existing criminal and civil law (The Decoder).
• He claimed AI could reach 25 percent of U.S. economic output and pledged to keep America’s lead over China (The Decoder).
• He pledged his administration would not hinder AI industry growth (The Verge).
• He claimed data centers raise salaries, lower taxes, and make communities safer; The Verge said this was offered without evidence.
• The Decoder reported community resistance to data centers over water use, energy demand, and utility costs, and said he framed critics as ideologically motivated.
• The announcement follows existential-risk warnings from AI lab leaders and mathematicians and broader calls to slow AI development.