Trump says he will create an AI Force and name a second AI czar

President Donald Trump said on Saturday that he was creating a new AI Force, which he described as similar to his Space Force¹. He said he would soon officially appoint an AI czar³. The announcement was made in a post on Truth Social⁷.

Trump offered few details on what the AI Force would actually do, what budget it would have, or where it would be placed in the federal government⁷. The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment⁷. Reuters noted that the president gave no details on the adviser he intends to name⁴.

Why it matters to investors

The move doubles down on an approach of accelerating artificial intelligence development with limited regulation, even as the industry’s biggest leaders call for stronger safety rules and public concern intensifies⁷. Trump said he would not allow a slowdown of AI development³.

He also put a number on the stakes. AI is the next Industrial Revolution, or Internet, but will be even larger and more impactful, possibly as much as 25% of our Country’s GDP, he wrote⁵. Quartz reported the same projection of as much as 25% of US gross domestic product⁶.

The chosen model is worth reading closely. Trump described the AI Force as similar to his Space Force, which is a military template rather than a regulatory agency¹. Axios reported the same framing, with the body modelled on the Space Force and announced as part of a push to accelerate development⁷.

What to watch

This would be Trump’s second AI czar⁴. He appointed venture capitalist David Sacks as White House AI and Crypto Czar in December 2024³. Sacks resigned earlier this year and became an external adviser to the president². Politico reported on the state of the White House AI operation since Sacks stepped down⁸.

The tech industry was scratching its head over the AI Force proposal, according to Politico⁸. The open questions are the ones the announcement did not answer: the body’s mandate, its funding and its place in the federal structure⁷. Who is named as czar will be the first concrete signal of how the administration intends to supervise frontier model developers, since the president has already said he will not permit a slowdown^3,4.