Trump says US will form 'AI Force' and appoint an artificial intelligence tsar
The president said his administration "will not in any way hinder or stifle the growth" amid amid warnings about the emergent technology.
US President Donald Trump has announced that he will form an "AI Force" and appoint an artificial intelligence tsar amid warnings about the emergent technology.
In a social media post on Saturday, he said his administration "will not in any way hinder or stifle the growth" of the industry, and pushed back against calls to slow down the development of AI until better safeguards are put in place.
His post came as a slew of warnings about the potential dangers of AI have spurred calls for coordinated action on the technology's development.
Major AI companies have been racing to develop better systems, including creating what they call super intelligence - theoretical tech which is smarter than humans.