2026-09-20 09:05:21
TL;DR Trump had another brain fart. Nevertheless it’s unlikely anything good will come out of it.
Tech Industry Scratches Its Head Over Trump's 'AI Force' Proposal - Slashdot https://politics.slashdot.org/story/26
TL;DR Trump had another brain fart. Nevertheless it’s unlikely anything good will come out of it.
Tech Industry Scratches Its Head Over Trump's 'AI Force' Proposal - Slashdot https://politics.slashdot.org/story/26
David Sacks convinced Trump against any restrictions on AI
– putting the White House out of step with its own party
As lawmakers from both sides of the aisle call for the regulation of powerful artificial intelligence models,
one of the few vocal naysayers has been Donald Trump.
He’s called the perceived dangers of the technology a “hoax” and a “scam”,
arguing that the government already has “tremendous CRIMINAL and REGULATORY power over these companies”.
…
Trump says he will appoint an AI czar and form an "AI Force", in a Truth Social post that rejects AI safety concerns as a "hoax" (María Paula Mijares Torres/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/20
Donald Trump said he will soon appoint an artificial intelligence czar
amid heightened scrutiny of whether the technology is progressing at a dangerous pace, he announced Saturday on Truth Social.
In a long post defending the industry, Trump said he would create an
“AI Force” without specifying its exact functions.
He added that in his capacity as president, he would “not stand by” and allow its “decimation, or destruction.”
Lawmakers and tech leaders have soun…
Trump to form 'AI Force,' name AI czar but rejects calls for constraints (Isaac Arnsdorf/Washington Post)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/09/19/trump-form-ai-force-name-ai-czar-rejects-calls-constraints/
http://www.memeorandum.com/260919/p54#a260919p54
God help us all
Trump to Name AI Czar While Rejecting Safety Risks as a Hoax
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-09-19/trump-to-name-ai-czar-while-rejecting-safety-risks-as-a-hoax
Sources: David Sacks' Craft Ventures is targeting around $1B for a new fund, its first since Sacks stepped down as the White House AI and crypto czar (The Information)
https://www.theinformation.com/articles/sacks-craft-targets-1-b…
Trump Pledges to Appoint an 'AI Czar' as He Defends the Technology (Angie Orellana Hernandez/The Washington Sun)
https://www.washingtonsun.com/technology/trump-appoint-ai-task-force-czar
http://www.memeorandum.com/260919/p57#a260919p57