Trump Announces “AI Force” and New “AI Czar”: No Regulation, a Rebrand Poll, and a 25% GDP Prediction
President Trump announced on Truth Social on September 19 that he is forming an “AI Force” and will appoint a new “AI Czar” to oversee AI policy, vowing his administration “will not in any way hinder or stifle” the industry and predicting AI could reach 25% of U.S. GDP. He branded AI safety concerns a “Radical Left” hoax and launched a poll to rebrand “Artificial Intelligence” as Superior, Extreme, or Supreme Intelligence. With an Anthropic researcher’s resignation warning and Amodei’s “pace the frontier” plan still echoing, the White House has planted its flag firmly with the accelerationists.
Trump Administration Backs OpenAI in NYT Copyright Fight: The Political Turn in AI’s Data Wars
The US Department of Justice has filed a statement of interest backing OpenAI’s fair-use defense in The New York Times’ landmark copyright lawsuit, arguing that restricting AI training would undermine American prosperity and national security. The December 2023 case is no longer just a legal battle — it has become a political one, and its outcome will set the precedent for AI copyright disputes worldwide.
