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

President Trump announced Saturday he is creating an "AI Force" modeled on the Space Force and will soon name a new AI czar, doubling down on his push to accelerate artificial intelligence development with limited regulation. Trump offered few details on what the AI Force would do, its budget or where it would sit in the federal government, and the White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The move comes after Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk and Google DeepMind co-founder and chair Demis Hassabis all called for slowing AI development, and it would revive a czar role left vacant when David Sacks departed the formal AI and crypto post in March.

President Trump announced Saturday he is creating an "AI Force" modeled on the Space Force and will soon name a new AI czar, doubling down on his push to accelerate artificial intelligence development with limited regulation. Why it matters: The White House isn't backing down from its laissez-faire approach to AI, even as the industry's biggest leaders call for stronger safety rules and as public concern about AI intensifies. The latest: Trump offered few details on what this AI Force would actually do, what budget it would have or where it would be placed in the federal government. The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment. His Truth Social post said the government would "not in any way hinder or stifle" AI's growth but would look for "BAD" behavior using "our already existing Criminal and Civil Justice System." Catch up quick: Trump has hardened his anti-regulation position during an extraordinary month of warnings from inside the AI industry. Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk and Demis Hassabis — the Nobel laureate who co-founded and chairs Google DeepMind — have all called for slowing AI development as their systems become more powerful. The intrigue: The AI czar position would revive a role that the White House didn't plan to fill six months ago. 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. Editor's note: This is a breaking news story and will be updated.