Tech Industry Scratches Its Head Over Trump's 'AI Force' Proposal (politico.com)
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- News link: https://politics.slashdot.org/story/26/09/19/2250231/tech-industry-scratches-its-head-over-trumps-ai-force-proposal
- Source link: https://www.politico.com/news/2026/09/19/tech-industry-scratches-head-over-ai-force-01085319
"I am forming the AI Force, much like I did Space Force, which has been a tremendous SUCCESS," Trump wrote Saturday in what Politico [2]earlier described as "a lengthy Truth Social post on Saturday morning."
> TRUMP: 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 [...] and now, the decimation, or destruction, of AI, commonly known as Artificial Intelligence — And I, as President of the United States, will not stand by and let this happen.
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> It all began with an attack on our Data Centers, until people realized how wealthy and prestigious they were for the Communities in which they were built. Higher Salaries, Lower Taxes, and Safer Streets, was the result, and the crazed Data Center attack has largely failed, so now [...] they are going straight at AI. 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!
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> 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. To that end, I will be announcing, in the near future, the AI "Czar" — Only High I.Q. individuals need apply!
Trump concluded by saying AI "is the next Industrial Revolution, or Internet, but will be even larger and more impactful... We are leading China, and the rest of the World, and I intend to keep it that way!" But what exactly is AI Force? "The White House did not immediately respond to a request to clarify whether the agency would be military or civilian," [3]notes the Washington Post . So now "The tech industry is struggling to make sense of President Donald Trump's surprise announcement," [4] Politico reported Saturday afternoon :
> Four representatives for the sector, who were granted anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly, told POLITICO that the industry was not widely informed of Trump's decision prior to the Truth Social post. "Nobody knows what the idea even is," one of the people said. Another said that feedback on the idea was not widely solicited within the industry. The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment...
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> "I think that he clearly feels pressure to say something, but he's torn because he's just spent the last few days saying that the whole thing is a hoax," Adam Kovacevich, CEO of the progressive tech industry coalition Chamber of Progress, said of Trump and his prior [5]dismissal of AI doomsday scenarios . Since the departure of David Sacks, who stepped down as the Trump administration's previous AI czar earlier this year, the White House has been "making up AI policy as it goes," Kovacevich added. "I think it's clear they've really missed the presence of an organized leader like David Sacks was."
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> One of the tech industry representatives said they were confused about whether the task force would be charged with formulating more AI regulations or recommending policies that would further stimulate the tech's development. Taylor Barkley, director of federal government affairs at the industry-aligned Abundance Institute, is eyeing it as a way to solidify a light-touch government approach to the technology he says will foster innovation. "Any AI Force or AI Czar should have one job: keep the field open so entrepreneurs at every scale can compete, free from onerous regulation," he told POLITICO. "Existing criminal and civil law can handle bad actors. New permission regimes will stifle the very activity America needs most."
It's worth noting that the day before, California's governor [6]made an announcement . "With Donald Trump and Congress asleep at the wheel, Governor Gavin Newsom is once again taking the lead to strengthen AI safety for all Americans," the governor's office announced Friday. Newsom issued a strong [7]executive order convening experts to help California create new AI safety laws and reporting rules, possibly even requiring safety auditors embedded in labs and emergency "kill switches" in frontier models.
[1] https://www.politico.com/news/2026/09/19/tech-industry-scratches-head-over-ai-force-01085319
[2] https://www.politico.com/news/2026/09/19/trump-ai-force-01085279
[3] https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/trump-to-form-ai-force-name-ai-czar-but-rejects-calls-for-constraints/ar-AA2cAcKQ
[4] https://www.politico.com/news/2026/09/19/tech-industry-scratches-head-over-ai-force-01085319
[5] https://www.politico.com/news/2026/09/14/donald-trump-ai-regulation-pushback-01074230
[6] https://www.gov.ca.gov/2026/09/18/governor-newsom-issues-executive-order-to-accelerate-independent-oversight-and-advance-the-creation-of-an-ai-kill-switch/
[7] https://www.gov.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/FINAL-N-9-26-AI-EO-9.18.26-SIGNED.pdf
no need for AI slop (Score:2)
We have human grown slop right from the Boomers' mouths
Re: no need for AI slop (Score:1)
He isn't even a boomer.
And by the way: boomers pretty much built most of what is today the internet.
Re: no need for AI slop (Score:2)
But... But... Boomers are bad! You can't go telling them all the many many many good things Boomers have done -- that's completely against "the narrative"...!
Perplexed (Score:2)
I could not tell if I was reading an edict or a parody.
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You are reading history in the making. The kind that is later used to explain how to NOT do things...
Bonhoeffer saw this through clear eyes (Score:2)
All those years ago:
“ ‘Stupidity is a more dangerous enemy of the good than malice. One may protest against evil; it can be exposed and, if need be, prevented by use of force. Evil always carries within itself the germ of its own subversion in that it leaves behind in human beings at least a sense of unease. Against stupidity we are defenseless. Neither protests nor the use of force accomplish anything here; reasons fall on deaf ears; facts that contradict one’s prejudgment simply need not
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Sadly, his insights have aged well.
Other new military branches⦠(Score:5, Funny)
Other new military branches being proposed by the administration include Diesel Force, Tariff Force, and Iran Force. Notable absent from the proposal: Epstein Force.
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> Other new military branches being proposed by the administration include Diesel Force, Tariff Force, and Iran Force.
By our powers COMBINED!
Demented old man rants incoherently (Score:2)
Sadly that old man is somehow President of the United States, which speaks ill both of the country and humankind in generals claim to be an "intelligent" species.
This really is the dumbest timeline (Score:2)
The worst part is, we knew this and still somehow collectively thought it was a good idea to send this man back to The White House for a second fucking time .
Where I live, we've got these Muscovy ducks near the entrance to my neighborhood that have a tendency to sleep in the road at night. It's not for want of a grassy area to roost in - there's plenty of that. Nope, these ducks just decide that the best place to plop their fat feathery asses down for a snooze, during the time when they're the hardest for
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> Where I live, we've got these Muscovy ducks near the entrance to my neighborhood that have a tendency to sleep in the road at night. It's not for want of a grassy area to roost in - there's plenty of that. Nope, these ducks just decide that the best place to plop their fat feathery asses down for a snooze, during the time when they're the hardest for passing motorists to see , is right in the middle of the street. As you might imagine, they regularly do get accidentally run over. You'd assume that might send a message to the remaining ducks that their chosen place to sleep is less than ideal, but they're entirely unfazed as to why their comrades sometimes wake up dead in a mess of duck guts and feathers the next morning.
Those ducks, who somehow think it's okay to sleep on roads, will become extinct eventually, due to Darwinian selection.
I do not at all wish for the same dire consequences for the MAGA crowd, but I hope they will become extinct nonetheless, due to attrition.
Re: Demented old man rants incoherently (Score:2)
Person of "high IQ."
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Yes. As proven repeatedly by the dementia test he thinks is an IQ test.
I wonder... (Score:2)
...if AI has taken control of the White House, or if things could go better with AI controlling it. Where are we now ?!?
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Actually, AI hallucinations could explain a lot of the random stuff we hear being spewed by the president.
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Well, wuth the recently nearly done act of war against China, I think LLM-type AI is quite capable of doing even worse.
Only High I.Q. individuals need apply (Score:3)
To be fair, you only need a room temperature level of IQ to be smarter than literally anyone in the current administration so that isn't a very high bar to clear. I'm sure Trump will promote his Mar-a-Largo janitor to AI Czar if he pledges to give Trump a daily hand job.
Wait... no that poor guy is probably in an ICE detention camp.
genius (/s) (Score:2)
> Tech Industry Scratches Its Head Over Trump's 'AI Force' Proposal
(/s) Yes, it takes a while before they understand what Trump proposed. He is playing another round of 78 dimensional chess. Now their brain needs to work through it. They actually may never grasp it.
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>> Tech Industry Scratches Its Head Over Trump's 'AI Force' Proposal
> (/s) Yes, it takes a while before they understand what Trump proposed. He is playing another round of 78 dimensional chess. Now their brain needs to work through it. They actually may never grasp it.
I don't think even AI could grasp what he's proposing. I'm not even sure he does. What exactly is this AI force going to fight against, other than legislative constraints against the development of AI? By appearance, this is another branch of the military. What will it protect?
[You forgot the /s tag, but well-played.]
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Whoops, never mind. The /s tag was in the subject line. "duh" on me. Sorry.
A typical Trump Dunning/Kruger move (Score:1)
When he can't sleep at night and thinks he knows everything better.
If he continues like this, chances are he lays ground for Skynet.
Time to dismiss him. Congress needs to pull the budget strings tight.
Can't the guy be replaced by AI? (Score:1)
GPT-3.5 would be enough, since the job requires to hallucinate
He writes like a Nigerian scammer (Score:2)
Were his posts always like this? I've only paid attention to him from last year.
But the language, grammar and the fascinating use of exclamation marks and capital letters remind me of the good old Nigerian 419 scammers.
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Covfefe
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Seriously, get therapy. You do not have to be miserable all the time, it is a choice you made.
Only High I.Q. individuals need apply! (Score:2)
which rules Trump himself it, I guess. How does he define "high I.Q." anyway?
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"High IQ" obviously means being able to pass that dementia test!
The US is cooked (Score:2)
Electing this orange embarrassment not once, but twice. Threatening long time allies all over the world, rim jobbing dictators everywhere and losing wars to 3rd rate countries. FFS.
free speech (Score:2)
And now in the news, "free speech" loving trump has banned CNN from the whitehouse. Republicans think free speech means they don't have to pay to tell people what to do.
Seriously... (Score:5, Insightful)
... if ANYONE still supports or backs this clown, you are nothing more than a morally-bankrupt chumps - and that's being kind!
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There are a few idiots here who still seem to like trump. I note that they all stay away from stories about him doing the more randomly stupid things, because those they can't defend whereas everything else can be blamed on Obama, burden or Hillary or some sort of 1D connect 4 or whatever game they think he's playing.
I'm other words they do actually know, but they just hope the right people will get hurt anyway.
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> I'm other words they do actually know, but they just hope the right people will get hurt anyway.
Which makes them evil. Not much of a surprise. The human race only works if most agree on basic things, otherwise everything dissolves into chaos. Obviously, evil people like chaos, but they are also enemies of anybody not evil.
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I noticed that some people back Trump just to annoy us. To break the system. Whatever you do, do not put energy in those types.
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Ah, yes, the defectives that crave negative attention. Basically psychiatric cases.
Re: Seriously... (Score:2)
They don't have to be psychotic. The defectives like chaos because it makes everyone more ineffective like they are.
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There are always some no-insight, no-morals idiots that back any kind of kakistocracy. I mean even with all the catastrophes Trump has now created due to sheer incompetence and extreme arrogance, he has supporters. I cannot even imagine how deranged and, yes, evil, these people are.
On the plus-side, an "AI force" can be used to start a war with China! Oh, and look, that nearly already happened.