Trump says he will form an AI Force and appoint an AI Czar
President of the United States
“I will not hinder or stifle the growth of AI.”
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In a post about artificial-intelligence policy, Trump says he plans an AI Force and AI Czar, rejects hindering the industry, and says current criminal and civil systems can address harmful conduct.
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In a Truth Social post about artificial-intelligence policy.
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Trump said an AI Force and AI Czar could protect the sector without hindering or stifling it.
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Case context: Should Washington impose stronger safeguards on frontier AI?
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The post rejects a policy approach that Trump says would hinder artificial intelligence, while also naming enforcement through existing law and new administration roles. It does not cleanly support or oppose every stronger safeguard.
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Should Washington impose stronger safeguards on frontier AI?
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Read the full case“I think what we should be doing now is setting ourselves up to be able to navigate that better. So what does that mean? It means… anything around more transparency from the company, so disclosure requirements… federal requirements around sharing what kind of AIs they’re training, what kind of tests they’re running, why they think what they’re doing is safe, what their security practices are… I do think the third-party auditors is an important element… Would love to see better kind of incident reporting but also investigations… you could have kind of a … government entity that is able to actually go in … demand information. I think that is where I would start.” … “I actually think more useful than a kill switch is kind of emergency intervention powers of different kinds… giving… government the ability to intervene in the case of an emergency… could be helpful. I think having clearer standards on what is okay development practices here.” … “We also need to have kind of these regulatory frameworks… looking internally at their development practices as well.”Read statement
“I joined @RepYassAnsari and more than two dozen @HouseDemocrats in urging Donald Trump to take urgent action to address the serious risks posed by frontier AI.”Read statement
“This idea that if we regulate AI, that China will win, is not true. And the way that we know that is because China regulates AI. They have the most regulation of their AI than any country in the world... So the tech bros in the U.S. that say if we regulate AI, the Chinese going to win - that's a self-serving argument. That isn't true.”Read statement