Trump plans new ‘AI czar’, ‘AI Force’ as US-China tech rivalry intensifies

The post was previously headed by Venture capitalist David Sacks before he stepped down in the spring and moved into an external advisory role.Sacks has also opposed additional federal AI regulation.

On Wednesday at a Politico event, he put forward an argument that AI developers should be responsible for the safety of their products and could face liability when problems occur.Acing the AI raceBoth of the countries–US and China– consider AI an important factor to their economic and military capabilities.The AI safety advocates have called for stronger safeguards and vigil.Trump and several technology executives have argued that excessive regulation could slow US AI development and make it harder for American companies to compete with Chinese rivals.US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is also scheduled to meet Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng on Sunday at JPMorgan Chase's headquarters in New York.The discussions are expected to cover AI security, trade and other economic issues, MoneyControl cited a person familiar with the planning.