Trump announces 'AI Force' and AI czar while dismissing safety fears as 'hoax'

President Donald Trump announced Saturday he will create a new "AI Force" and appoint an AI czar, while continuing to dismiss fears about artificial intelligence as a "hoax" and rejecting new regulations. Trump compared the proposed entity to Space Force, established during his first term, and said the U.S. would rely on existing criminal and civil justice systems to address AI's "bad" aspects. The announcement follows warnings from tech leaders like Anthropic's Dario Amodei and OpenAI's Sam Altman about the rapid pace of AI development. The "AI Force's" specific duties remain unclear, and creating a new armed forces branch would require congressional action. Trump's stance echoes David Sacks, his former AI and crypto czar, who argued existing regulations already cover AI.