US President Donald Trump has announced plans to form an AI Force and appoint an AI czar, rejecting calls from leading AI companies to slow down development.

• Trump vowed to "cherish" and "help" the AI industry's growth, comparing his "AI Force" to the Space Force.
• Earlier, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, along with OpenAI's Sam Altman and others, proposed slowing AI development due to risks like recursive self-improvement and a recent OpenAI security incident.
• Despite these calls for a slowdown, Trump dismissed AI fears as a "HOAX" and suggested companies calling for regulation might be acting for self-serving motives.