{
  "id": 8516615,
  "title": "Trump plans ‘AI Force’ and AI czar",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/trump-plans-ai-force-and-ai-czar",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-09-19T19:12:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Times",
    "slug": "daily-times",
    "url": "https://dailytimes.com.pk/1555381/trump-plans-ai-force-and-ai-czar/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "US President Donald Trump has announced plans to create an \"AI Force\" to oversee artificial intelligence and appoint an AI czar. The initiative aims to support AI development while addressing potential wrongdoing through existing laws. According to Trump, the AI Force will be similar to the Space Force he established during his first term.\n\nTrump made the announcement in a post on Truth Social, stating that his administration will not hinder the growth of the AI industry. Instead, it will support and monitor the sector while using existing criminal and civil laws to address harmful activity. He described AI as the next \"Industrial Revolution, or Internet\", predicting it could eventually account for as much as 25% of US GDP, although no supporting data was provided.\n\nThe AI initiative will focus on identifying what Trump described as \"BAD\" uses of artificial intelligence. He claimed that existing legal systems can be used to address such conduct. Trump also mentioned that the US is currently leading China and other countries in AI development. The structure, membership, and legal authority of the proposed AI Force were not detailed in the announcement.",
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    "outlets": 8,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Trump says he will create 'AI Force,' name AI czar",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/trump-says-he-will-create-ai-force-name-ai-czar",
        "published": "2026-09-19T17:25:03.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "Trump says he will create ‘AI Force’, name AI tsar",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/trump-says-he-will-create-ai-force-name-ai-tsar",
        "published": "2026-09-19T18:19:19.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "Trump doubles down on AI push amid industry-wide slowdown calls; proposes ‘AI Force’ headed by ‘AI Czar’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/trump-doubles-down-on-ai-push-amid-industry-wide-slowdown-calls",
        "published": "2026-09-19T18:20:29.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Techmeme",
        "title": "Trump says he will appoint an AI czar and form an \"AI Force\", in a Truth Social post that rejects AI safety concerns as a \"hoax\" (María Paula Mijares Torres/Bloomberg)",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/trump-says-he-will-appoint-an-ai-czar-and-form-an-ai-force-in-a-truth",
        "published": "2026-09-19T18:30:26.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Live Mint",
        "title": "Trump announces ‘AI Force’, plans to name AI czar: ‘We will not in any way hinder or stifle growth’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/trump-announces-ai-force-plans-to-name-ai-czar-we-will-not-in-any-way",
        "published": "2026-09-19T18:38:38.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "Trump vows to form \"AI Force,\" says he won't allow slowdown of AI development",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/trump-vows-to-form-ai-force-says-he-wont-allow-slowdown-of-ai",
        "published": "2026-09-19T18:52:39.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Axios",
        "title": "Trump wants a new AI czar and an \"AI Force\" modeled on Space Force",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/trump-wants-a-new-ai-czar-and-an-ai-force-modeled-on-space-force",
        "published": "2026-09-19T19:20:28.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}