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President Trump is pushing to establish what he's calling an AI Force, complete with an AI czar at the helm. The announcement, made on Truth Social, signals the administration's intent to accelerate rather than regulate the industry, even as voices from both parties and inside Silicon Valley are urging more caution about the pace of development.
Meanwhile, a survey of over one hundred twelve thousand workers globally reveals a striking disconnect inside the companies racing to adopt artificial intelligence. Eighty-five percent of employees are being told to use AI at work, yet nearly half say they have no idea why. That gap between executive enthusiasm and frontline understanding raises real questions about whether these rollouts are strategy or just pressure.
And on a different note, a small but notable wave of founders is turning away from purely digital ventures and betting instead on bringing people together in physical spaces. Among them are veterans who already sold companies for hundreds of millions of dollars, suggesting this isn't idealism but a calculated read on what people are actually hungry for right now.
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