Trump announced that the US will create an "AI Force" and appoint a head for artificial intelligence development

US President Donald Trump announced that his administration will create an "Artificial Intelligence Force" (AI Force) and appoint an "AI Tsar" to oversee it. The White House chief's statement comes amidst recent warnings about the threats associated with the pace of AI development, writes the BBC.

In a social media post on Saturday, Donald Trump stated that his administration "will in no way hinder or restrict the growth" of artificial intelligence, and dismissed calls to slow down AI development until more effective protection mechanisms against associated risks are created.

The White House chief's post appeared amid a growing number of warnings about the potential dangers of AI.

Trump did not provide any details or timelines for the implementation of his plan.

"AI is the next industrial revolution or the internet, but its impact will be even more massive. It could account for up to 25% of our country's GDP," he wrote on social media, adding that he wants the US to continue to lead China in AI.

AI is currently at the heart of US-China rivalry, with the world's two largest economies vying for superiority in advanced technologies.

This topic is expected to be discussed at Trump's meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping next week.

Meanwhile, the White House chief stated that his administration will use the existing criminal and civil justice system to hold accountable those who use AI for unlawful purposes.

He also reiterated his earlier statements that criticisms and concerns about the potential threats associated with AI are a "myth."

Statements from current and former researchers that this technology could pose a threat to humanity have raised serious concerns in recent weeks. One researcher, in particular, estimated the probability of AI "destroying all humans" at over 10%.

The largest AI companies are actively competing to develop increasingly sophisticated systems, including so-called superintelligence — a hypothetical technology that would surpass human intellectual abilities.

The industry's major players — Anthropic, OpenAI, and Google, companies that developed Claude, ChatGPT, and Gemini respectively — have also reported security breaches or incidents in which their chatbots were used for "malicious activity."

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei recently called for a slowdown in AI development and proposed industry-wide measures to slow down the development and regulation of the technology, as well as independent oversight of AI model creation.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Elon Musk, who heads xAI, stated that they agreed with his recommendations.

Anthropic co-founder Jack Clark told the BBC that it might be necessary for the entire industry to implement a mandatory "kill switch," the operation of which could be verified by an independent third party.

These warnings have prompted American lawmakers to propose legislative measures regarding AI. However, Altman stated this week that Washington is not keeping pace with the development of the new technology and is not yet managing its regulation. According to him, people should trust the companies developing AI more when it comes to its safety.

"The world needs to trust that we're going to do the right thing because it's the right thing, and we understand the scale and significance of this issue," Altman stated at a conference in San Francisco.

In the UK, cross-party MPs and members of the House of Lords have identified the risks that artificial intelligence poses to human rights and stated that existing legislation is poorly adapted to cope with the rapid development of this technology.

The Joint Committee on Human Rights (JCHR) published a report calling for a new AI law to "take account of the scale and seriousness" of such threats.

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