Trump’s new ‘AI Force’ comes at a pivotal moment for artificial intelligence

The president says he’ll appoint an ‘AI czar’ and keep America’s AI industry moving quickly, but his announcement left key details unanswered.

[Source photo: Samuel Corum/Sipa/Bloomberg via Getty Images]

Executives began ringing alarm bells about possible doomsday scenarios this month, but until now, President Trump wasn’t worried.

That changed over the weekend. On Saturday, Trump announced plans to create an “AI Force”—a government oversight group he likened to the Space Force. We know next to nothing about what it would look like, but the comparison suggests that the proposal would somehow be connected to the U.S. military.........

© Fast Company