Just like a movie of machine-ruled dystopia, where AI takes over humanity, on a similar plot, US President Donald Trump on Saturday, said in a social media post that he is planning to appoint a new artificial intelligence adviser. Along with this advisor known as “AI Czar”, he plans to have an “AI force” too. But no other details were shared about either this initiative or how they would be implemented.
This happens when a fear is growing in people, especially lawmakers in Washington about the risks posed by AI technology on humans and property. Earlier this month, Jacob Coxon, a former Anthropic researcher said, “People building AI earnestly believe that it could kill us all by the end of the decade.” Also, Trump has been downplaying concerns about AI and the need for its additional regulations for better AI understanding and usefulness.
“We will not in any way hinder or stifle the Growth of this incredible Industry,” Trump wrote on Truth Social, his social media platform. “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.”
Should Trump make good on his pledge, it would mark the second time his administration has had an AI czar. The first, venture capitalist David Sacks, left the position in the spring and now serves in an outside advisory capacity. His move from a formal government role to an external one means he remains a voice in the administration’s thinking on artificial intelligence, even though he no longer holds the title.
Sacks also shares Trump’s doubts about introducing new AI regulations. At a Politico event on Wednesday, he argued that AI developers should take responsibility for the safety of their products and could face liability if something goes wrong. He added that additional federal rules aren’t needed. Under this approach, accountability falls on the companies building and deploying the technology rather than on a new government body overseeing it.
Trump’s post arrives just ahead of his planned Thursday meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping. The timing underscores how closely AI policy is now tied to the broader relationship between the world’s two largest economies.
The US and China are vying for the lead in artificial intelligence, a technology both governments consider essential to their economic and military power. For Washington and Beijing alike, leadership in AI is seen as a source of long-term advantage, shaping everything from industrial productivity to defense capabilities and intelligence gathering.