What Trump’s New “AI Force” Could Mean for AI

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President Donald Trump says he plans to create a new “AI Force” and appoint an “AI czar” — but what would either actually do, and what could they mean for the future of artificial intelligence regulation in the United States?

Tech expert Shelly Palmer, Professor of Advanced Media in Residence at Syracuse University’s Newhouse School of Public Communications, joins Fox 5 New York (FOXA) to break down Trump’s announcement, the current state of federal AI policy, and the growing debate over how — or whether — the government should regulate rapidly advancing AI systems.

Shelly explains why the proposed AI Force remains largely undefined, discusses former AI and crypto czar David Sacks’ evolving role in federal technology policy, and examines the challenge of coordinating AI oversight across multiple government agencies.

The conversation also turns to warnings about the potential dangers of advanced AI. Shelly argues that existential-risk concerns should be separated from the more immediate and practical risks posed by AI, and questions whether calls from major AI companies for stronger regulation could ultimately favor the largest companies at the expense of open-source and open-weight competitors.

From AI safety and regulatory capture to OpenAI, Anthropic, federal oversight, and the future of U.S. AI policy, Shelly explains what’s really at stake as Washington wrestles with how to govern one of the fastest-moving technologies in the world.