Donald Trump announces AI Force unit and plans to name artificial intelligence czar
US President Donald Trump announced the creation of an AI Force on Truth Social and said he will name an AI czar to oversee the sector using existing legal systems.
Presidential announcement on Truth Social
United States President Donald Trump announced on Saturday that he is establishing a specialized federal unit called the AI Force to oversee the regulation of artificial intelligence. In a post published on his Truth Social platform on 19 September 2026, Trump stated that he intends to name an official AI czar in the near future to lead the unit. The announcement marks the president's first formal call for federal administration oversight of the commercial artificial intelligence sector. Throughout his message, Trump emphasized that his administration will prioritize supporting technological expansion rather than placing legislative or regulatory obstacles in front of American developers.
Trump explained that the federal government plans to watch over the technology as it expands while addressing any potential unlawful conduct through established judicial channels.
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! However, we will also be looking for BAD, and we can do that, very easily, with our already existing Criminal and Civil Justice System.
Industry warnings and voter concerns
The creation of the AI Force follows repeated calls for policing the fast-moving technology from multiple stakeholders, including prominent leaders within the artificial intelligence sector itself. Leading industry figures, engineers, and researchers have publicly sounded the alarm in recent weeks, warning about the risks of allowing advanced models to develop without regulatory boundaries. At the same time, opposition against artificial intelligence has grown among voters who express concern over the societal and workplace consequences of unmonitored development.
Despite the mounting pressure from technical experts and voter skepticism, Trump has continued urging commercial technology companies to race ahead with development. The president has actively pushed firms to accelerate their projects, rejecting arguments that federal intervention should restrict ongoing research or slow private-sector progress.
Rejection of safety risks and enforcement plans
In his social media remarks, Trump dismissed broader concerns regarding artificial intelligence safety risks as a hoax. The US president directly rejected warnings that the rapidly evolving technology could pose existential hazards to human beings, attributing those alarms to political opponents and describing them as hoaxes promoted by Democrats and the political left.
Under the framework outlined by the White House, the AI Force will monitor the technology without introducing restrictive industry-specific rules. Trump specified that law enforcement authorities will handle illicit activities, civil disputes, and criminal offences by relying directly on the existing criminal and civil justice system. The upcoming appointment of an AI czar will centralize administrative oversight, while the administration maintains its stated commitment to cherish, assist, and foster commercial artificial intelligence development.
