Donald Trump says of AI: "we will cherish it, help it, and watch over it"

President Donald Trump announced over the weekend that he is creating an “AI Force,” likening it to the Space Force he established earlier, and said he would appoint an artificial intelligence czar, but neither he nor the White House explained what the effort or the position would involve. In the same Saturday post, he played down recent artificial intelligence concerns and said he would not hold back the industry. The move came as Washington debated AI oversight: Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer accused Trump of ignoring Americans’ worries and Democrats sought congressional regulation, while Sen. Tim Sheehy backed the plan; Electronic Frontier Foundation legal director Corynne McSherry questioned whether such a force would tackle immediate cybersecurity and safety problems rather than abstract risks.