Trump appointing an AI czar amid concerns over the rapidly developing tech
President Donald Trump announced the creation of an AI task force and the appointment of a new AI czar to oversee the rapidly developing technology sector. While researchers and lawmakers have urged for stricter regulations due to safety concerns, Trump dismissed these warnings as a hoax and emphasized the need for the U.S. to maintain a competitive edge over China. The move follows recent state-level actions by Democratic governors and warnings from prominent AI figures that time is running out to implement federal oversight.
- ▪Trump stated that the new AI Force would not hinder industry growth but would use existing criminal and civil justice systems to address bad actors.
- ▪Nobel laureate Geoffrey Hinton warned lawmakers during a closed-door briefing that Congress has approximately one year to regulate the AI industry effectively.
- ▪Several Democratic governors, including Gavin Newsom and Josh Shapiro, have recently taken state-level actions to increase AI oversight and accountability.
- ▪Trump previously appointed David Sacks as an AI and cryptocurrency czar, who stepped down earlier this year but remains in an advisory role.
- ▪The president called concerns about AI destroying humanity a hoax and emphasized that winning the AI race is essential for the United States.
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- ▪ President Trump Announces ‘AI Force,’ Will Appoint New Czar — The Information
- ▪ 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) — Techmeme
- ▪ Trump says he will create 'AI Force,' name AI czar — Hacker News (AI / LLM)
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Artificial intelligenceTrump says he’s creating an AI force and appointing a czar amid concerns over the rapidly developing techResearchers and industry leaders have called for a slowdown in the technology’s development, leading Trump to call the concerns a “hoax.”Listen to this article with a free profile00:0000:00President Donald Trump said he would appoint a new AI czar and create an AI task force to oversee the industry amid concerns about the rapidly developing technology but added that his administration would not "hinder or stifle" the industry.Samuel Corum / Bloomberg via Getty ImagesShareAdd NBC News to GoogleSept.
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