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The Guardian journalist Carter Sherman, Host of “The Dean Obeidallah Show” Dean Obeidallah, Host of Slate’s “What Next: TBD” Lizzie O’Leary, and independent journalist Jake Lahut join Antonia Hylton to share their thoughts on the latest warnings coming from the A.I. industry and the differing response from U.S. lawmakers.
President Trump announced a new federal initiative he calls the "AI Force" and promised to name an artificial intelligence czar, framing the move as essential to beating China in a technology race he says could reshape a quarter of the American economy. Trump laid out the plan in a lengthy Truth Social post on Saturday, […] The post Trump unveils 'AI Force' and pledges an AI czar to keep America ahead of China appeared first on American Almanac .
President Trump announced a new federal initiative he calls the "AI Force" and promised to name an artificial intelligence czar, framing the move as essential to beating China in a technology race he says could reshape a quarter of the American economy. Trump laid out the plan in a lengthy Truth Social post on Saturday, comparing the proposed AI Force to Space Force, the military branch he created during his first term. He offered no details on the new body's structure, budget, or legal authority, but made clear that his administration would side with builders over regulators in the fast-moving AI sector. The announcement lands days after Trump rejected calls from executives at AI firms Anthropic and OpenAI for additional federal…Open
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According to a September 2025 survey by Heatmap Pro, an energy intelligence platform, 44% of respondents across the country supported construction of a data center near where they lived, while 42% opposed it.
Artificial intelligence (AI) is the proverbial genie that's not going back in the bottle, so it is in our interest to figure out how to live with it. President Donald Trump seems to understand this. On Saturday, President Trump made an announcement that is sure to rattle a few cages on both sides of the artificial intelligence (AI) issue. He announced the formation of a new agency, an "AI Force," and said he would be naming an "AI Czar" to head up the operation.
For the new "AI Czar" position, Trump said, "Only High I.Q. individuals need to apply!" He did not expand further on the latest iteration of the role.
Host Hena Doba talks with data scientist Rumman Chowdhury about the rapid expansion of artificial intelligence: what makes these systems so powerful, where they can be most useful and why their growing capabilities are also raising serious concerns.
A growing chorus of lawmakers and industry leaders have called for moving more slowly on the technology.
Google said its AI model Gemini hacked three other companies, but the company doesn't consider the moves a case of "model misalignment". AI expert Zak Ali weighs in.
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The suit argues that the leading AI companies violated antitrust laws.
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