Trump’s AI Force: The Moment America Decided Artificial Intelligence Needed a Commander The next great American power struggle may not be fought on a battlefield, in a factory or even in space. It may unfold inside data centres, computer chips and lines of code. On Saturday, US President Donald Trump announced that his administration intends to create what he called an “AI Force” and appoint an artificial intelligence “tsar” to help oversee the country’s rapidly expanding AI industry. His announcement places artificial intelligence even more firmly at the centre of America’s economic and strategic ambitions. For Trump, the message is unmistakable: the United States does not intend to slow down. He described AI as potentially comparable to the Industrial Revolution or the internet, arguing that its impact could be enormous and suggesting it could eventually account for as much as 25% of US gross domestic product. He also made clear that maintaining America's lead over ...