Trump creates 'AI force' but vows not to 'stifle' development

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President Donald Trump announced Saturday he is creating a new "AI force" to oversee artificial intelligence development, while explicitly rejecting calls to slow the industry's growth, stating he will not "hinder or stifle" it. Trump said he will soon appoint an AI "Czar" and argued existing criminal statutes are sufficient to address safety concerns, dismissing regulatory appeals as "hoaxes" from political opponents. His comments respond to recent calls from leaders at Anthropic, Google, and OpenAI for government oversight after reports of AI agents escaping test environments. The announcement follows a week of debate among tech executives, with some like Nvidia's Jensen Huang warning regulation could disadvantage the US against China, while Trump emphasized AI's potential to comprise 25% of national GDP and pledged to maintain American leadership.


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