{"slug": "trump-again-rejects-pacing-ai-development-claims-it-will-be-bigger-than-the", "title": "Trump Again Rejects Pacing AI Development, Claims It Will Be \"Bigger Than The Industrial Revolution'", "summary": "President Donald Trump said at the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday that his administration will not pace AI development, telling the body he is \"not going to stifle growth of something that will be bigger than the industrial revolution\" and that the U.S. will \"only encourage super intelligence.\" Trump said he is forming an \"AI Force\" modeled on Space Force, with an \"AI Czar\" appointment, while relying on the DOJ and existing criminal and civil justice systems to \"rein things in,\" and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Monday on CNBC that AI companies \"need to take responsibility for themselves\" and will not get a \"liability shield.\" Trump also said he has a \"big decision\" on the war in Iran and predicted a deal will be made \"right after the election.", "body_md": "# Trump Again Rejects Pacing AI Development, Claims It Will Be “Bigger Than The Industrial Revolution’\n\n## Trump also addressed the war in Iran, saying he has a \"big decision\" to make regarding the matter.\n\nPresident [Donald Trump](https://www.ibtimes.com/topic/donald-trump) said on Tuesday that his administration won't seek to pace the development of [AI](https://www.ibtimes.com/topic/ai), which is already reaching a state that he called \"super intelligence.\"\n\nSpeaking at the United Nations General Assembly, Trump said he's \"not going to stifle growth of something that will be bigger than the industrial revolution.\"\n\n\"Many say it will be bigger, or than the internet itself. We'll be very careful. We already have the DOJ and other law enforcement bodies that will rein things in if we have to. We'll only encourage super intelligence,\" Trump added, in reference to his decision to create an \"AI Force\" that will include the appointment of an \"AI Czar.\"\n\nIn the lengthy social media post this weekend, Trump framed concerns about AI development as partisan politics.\n\n\"Over the years, there have been many Hoaxes, all generated by the Radical Left Dumocrats, for purposes of destroying our Country. RUSSIA, RUSSIA, RUSSIA, UKRAINE, UKRAINE, UKRAINE, Global Warming, Impeachment Hoax #1, Impeachment Hoax #2, Men in Women's Sports, Transgender for Everyone, and now, the decimation, or destruction, of AI,\" [Trump wrote](https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/117298821562014906).\n\n\"We will not in any way hinder or stifle the Growth of this incredible Industry. Rather, we will cherish it, help it, and watch over it, as it grows! However, we will also be looking for BAD, and we can do that, very easily, with our already existing Criminal and Civil Justice System. For this purpose, I am forming the AI Force, much like I did Space Force, which has been a tremendous SUCCESS, in my First Term,\" he added.\n\nTrump has repeatedly rejected pacing the development of frontier models, saying the U.S. has to maintain its edge over other countries, particularly China.\n\nIt is unclear what the task force will focus on. Top AI executives have been discussing among themselves the need for companies to work together to minimize chances of the technology going rogue.\n\nThe Trump administration has not taken steps toward regulating AI. On Monday, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said AI companies \"need to take responsibility for themselves.\"\n\n[Speaking](https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/21/treasury-bessent-cnbc-squawk-trump-bond-affordabilty.html) on CNBC, Bessent said that \"it is humans who are responsible, not the AI\" and the Trump administration won't give them a \"liability shield.\"\n\nElsewhere in the address, Trump suggested that Iran is waiting until after the midterm elections before negotiating an end to the war.\n\n\"Will a deal be made with Iran that lets them rebuild and create a far greater country than it ever was before, maybe one of the greatest in the Middle East or even the world? Or do I annihilate the Islamic Republic and do it quickly, never giving them a chance to kill and destroy people and countries again?\" he wondered. He went on to predict that a deal will be made \"right after the election.\"\n\n© Copyright IBTimes 2026. 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