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Trump Says AI Will Create Jobs Through Business Growth at White House Summit

September 3, 2026 at 19:31 EDT

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President Donald Trump said artificial intelligence will create jobs by generating new businesses, framing AI expansion as an economic opportunity at the White House Small Business Summit on May 4. The official transcript records a broad jobs prediction but does not attach a numerical target to AI-created employment. The published remarks show Trump linking U.S. AI leadership to competition with China and to the growth of a major new industry.

May 4, 2026 · White House summit

Trump frames AI as a jobs engine

The president linked AI leadership to new business and employment, but the official remarks gave no numerical forecast for AI-created jobs.

The infrastructure bet is power-intensive

Data centers account for half of projected U.S. electricity-load growth by 2030.

Data centers
50 GW

Total added load
100 GW

25M

U.S. jobs BCG says could be eliminated in five years

$500M

RAISE US starting fund for education and training

36M

U.S. small businesses represented at the summit

Opportunity case

New businesses, data centers and power projects could expand demand for workers.

Disruption case

Automation could reshape roles faster than education and labor policy can respond.

The forecast remains unmeasured

Trump tied AI to new business and hiring, but the speech set no AI-specific job target or timetable.

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