Trump's AI force

But what's the plan?

September 21, 2026

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What we’ll cover today:

🇺🇸 Trump wants an AI force.

🔓 Claude hacked OpenAI.

🤖 China's robot hype just hit reality.

🚀 How one man built 16 apps without coding.

  • Trump plans to create an "AI Force" and appoint a new AI czar. But he hasn't explained what either will actually do.

  • He wants AI companies to grow without new regulations, arguing that existing laws can handle bad behavior.

  • Former AI czar David Sacks agrees. His approach puts safety responsibility on developers rather than new federal rules.

  • With China competing for AI leadership, the administration sees regulation as a potential obstacle. The question is whether existing laws can keep up with the technology.

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  • Three researchers used Claude to hack OpenAI during an authorized security test. OpenAI paid them $6,500 for finding the flaws.

  • They exploited an outdated image-processing tool and gained access to employee ChatGPT and Codex accounts. OpenAI says the flaws are fixed.

  • Claude Opus 4.8 initially failed to create a working exploit. Opus 5 solved the same problem within hours of its release.

  • The bigger concern is that AI is making sophisticated hacking easier. If a three-person team can breach OpenAI, smaller companies have plenty to worry about.

  • China is slowing humanoid robot IPOs as regulators question whether soaring valuations reflect real customer demand.

  • Unitree's stock surged more than fivefold after its IPO, then fell 55% from its peak. The hype is facing a market reality check.

  • Some companies rely heavily on government-backed projects for revenue. One investor source estimates certain valuations could drop 60% to 70% without revenue from robot training centers.

  • China still wants to lead in robotics, but investors are demanding real deployments and repeat customers. Dancing robots alone won't justify billion-dollar valuations.

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🎯 Entropik  – Predict ad performance before spending your budget. → 

📚 RESOURCE

Peter Yang left Big Tech, built 16 apps without coding, and now runs a 140K newsletter. He reveals how AI handles his work and how you can start doing more alone.

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