Trump wants a new AI czar and an "AI Force" modeled on Space Force

Trump’s latest push for an “AI Force” and a new AI czar position came with limited specifics about what the unit would do, its budget, or where it would be placed within the federal government. The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment. In his Truth Social post, Trump said the government will not “in any way hinder or stifle” AI’s growth, but it will look for “BAD” behavior using the “already existing Criminal and Civil Justice System.” The move reflects a sharper anti-regulation stance during a month marked by warnings from inside the AI industry. Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, and DeepMind co-founder Demis Hassabis have called for slowing development as systems grow more powerful. The AI czar concept would revive a role the White House had not planned to fill again after David Sacks left the formal AI and crypto czar job in March, though he remains influential as co-chair of the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology.