Trump rejects AI slowdown calls, launches "AI Force" instead

Only High-IQ people need apply Trump rejects AI slowdown calls, launches “AI Force” instead The president offered few details on what his proposed new AI Force would do.

39 Credit: Getty Images | Chip Somodevilla Credit: Getty Images | Chip Somodevilla Text settings Story text Size Small Standard Large Width * Standard Wide Links Standard Orange * Subscribers only Learn more Minimize to nav Donald Trump has said that the US would appoint a new AI tsar and create an “AI Force” while offering a full-throated defense of the emerging industry in the face of a growing popular backlash.

The US president’s announcement comes as leading industry figures have sounded the alarm that humans could lose control over the rapidly advancing technology without a slowdown in development.

However, rather than announcing regulation as some have demanded, Trump has dismissed safety concerns as a “hoax.”