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)

President Donald Trump announced he will name an artificial-intelligence czar and create an “AI Force” to accelerate development, dismissing AI safety concerns as a “hoax.” He urged tech companies to push ahead with AI research and deployment, emphasizing competition over regulatory restraint. The post was shared on Truth Social and received widespread coverage across major news outlets.