In a moment that may define the arc of American technological ambition, President Trump announced the creation of an 'AI Force' and declared existential fears about artificial intelligence a hoax — positioning the technology not as a risk to be managed, but as a frontier to be conquered. The administration's wager is that acceleration, not caution, is the wiser bet, and that existing laws are sufficient to catch whatever falls through the cracks. Yet some of the most credible voices in AI research argue that this confidence mistakes speed for wisdom, and that the systems being built may not wa