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Trump Says AI Will Create Millions of U.S. Jobs by Spurring New Business

September 3, 2026 at 23:47 EDT

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President Donald Trump said artificial intelligence will create millions of American jobs because it will generate new business, restating a core claim of his administration even as most of the public still expects the technology to shrink employment.

Sept. 4, 2026 · White House

AI jobs: millions created, or millions displaced?

President Trump says artificial intelligence will create millions of U.S. jobs because it will create business. The public and some economists still expect a large net loss of existing roles.

What Americans expect over 10 years

Share who say AI will reduce U.S. jobs versus those who say it will increase them.

79%

Expect fewer jobs

Expect more jobs

Columns are stacked in a 13-to-1 ratio (79 is about 13 times 6).

$500B

Stargate investment ceiling

100,000

U.S. jobs cited for Stargate

$1T

U.S. AI infra spend this year

15M

Workers Goldman sees displaced

The creation case

Trump and industry leaders say AI will spawn businesses and data-center work, including hundreds of thousands of construction and factory jobs already cited.

The displacement case

Most Americans expect fewer jobs. One bank estimate puts 9% of the U.S. workforce, or 15 million people, at risk of having to change roles.

Trump’s chain: AI creates business, and business creates jobs.

1. AI tools spread → 2. New firms form → 3. Hiring follows

He also says data centers raise local wealth and home values, that negatives can be addressed, and that losing the AI race to China would be the larger risk.

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