Published September 19, 2026 1:58pm ET | Updated September 19, 2026 1:58pm ET
President Donald Trump announced Saturday that he is forming an “AI Force” and will soon name an artificial intelligence “czar” to lead the effort.
Trump made the announcement in a lengthy Truth Social post, casting the initiative as an effort to protect the rapidly growing AI industry while preventing what he described as attempts to restrict or “destroy” the technology.
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