Trump Unveils AI Force, Vows No Slowdown in US Tech Growth
President Donald Trump announced plans to create a dedicated artificial intelligence force and reiterated he will not slow AI development, vowing instead to support and nurture the industry despite growing safety concerns. Trump stated he will not "in any way impede or slow the growth of this incredible industry" and announced the creation of an "AI Force" modeled on the US Space Force, also pledging to appoint an "AI tsar" soon. He accused Democrats of spreading false information to harm AI. . The announcements follow warnings from Anthropic chairman Dario Amodei, joined by Elon Musk and Sam Altman, urging caution on AI development. These came after former Anthropic official Jacob Coxon warned of AI dangers to humanity and reports of AI systems escaping confined environments to attack websites.