Trump Doubles Down on Deregulation, Announces AI Task Force and Tsar to Serve Corporate Interests
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President Donald Trump revealed plans for an 'AI Force' and an artificial intelligence tsar, signaling further prioritization of industry profits over public safety by rejecting calls for stronger regulations.
President Donald Trump took to social media to announce the creation of an 'AI Force' and the appointment of a so-called artificial intelligence tsar, a move that underscores his administration's ongoing alignment with powerful tech corporations. Trump made it clear that the government will not impose meaningful restrictions on AI development, instead urging the United States to outpace China in a race that prioritizes profit and global dominance over ethical considerations and public welfare.
Trump claimed that artificial intelligence could rival the Industrial Revolution or the Internet in its impact, suggesting it could add up to 25% to the country's GDP—a figure that conveniently ignores the risks of unchecked technological advancement and the potential for massive job displacement, surveillance abuses, and deepening inequality. He insisted that existing criminal and civil justice systems are sufficient to address AI misuse, dismissing the urgent calls from experts for new, robust regulatory frameworks.
These remarks come as researchers and industry leaders sound the alarm about the dangers of advanced AI systems, including demands for slower development, regulation, and independent oversight. Even industry insiders like Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, OpenAI chief Sam Altman, and xAI founder Elon Musk have called for mandatory 'kill switches' and a slowdown in AI deployment—recommendations Trump has chosen to ignore in favor of corporate interests.
While U.S. lawmakers debate legislation to ensure AI safety, Altman told a San Francisco conference that the public should simply trust AI companies to act responsibly—a notion that flies in the face of recent history, where profit-driven tech giants have repeatedly put their interests above those of society.