Donald Trump has announced the creation of a new federal body called AI Force, meant to oversee the development of artificial intelligence in the US - modelled on the Space Force he founded in his first term. The way he announced it says more than the decision itself.

"We will in no way hinder or stifle the growth of this incredible industry," Trump said, rejecting calls for stricter regulation of advanced AI systems. The body will be led by an official already being called the "AI czar", and Trump added that "only individuals with a high IQ may apply".

A regulatory body that announces in advance that it will not regulate. That is not oversight - that is a public relations office with a budget and a stamp.

Trump presents artificial intelligence as an economic and geopolitical opportunity and claims it could reach up to 25 percent of American gross domestic product. For that figure he gave neither a deadline nor a source. He also had a message about the race with Beijing: "We are ahead of China and ahead of the rest of the world."

It is worth recalling that he already had someone for this field - the investor David Sacks served as adviser on artificial intelligence and cryptocurrencies, but that post expired in March 2026. So the new body is not filling a gap that never existed; it is restoring the same role under a louder name.

For a reader here the question is not whether Washington will regulate. The AI rules that will reach us come from Brussels, not Washington, and they arrive as an obligation rather than a choice. When the two largest powers compete over who can impose fewer restrictions, small markets do not get to decide - they get a finished product and a legal text translated from abroad.