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Trump is expected to name Jay Clayton as AI czar
CNN • • nation
Key Points:
- President Donald Trump is expected to appoint Jay Clayton, current director of national intelligence, as the White House’s new artificial intelligence czar, with an announcement possibly coming as early as Friday.
- Trump announced plans last month to create an “AI Force” and name an AI czar amid increasing calls to regulate the rapid development of AI technology.
- Clayton, who led the Securities and Exchange Commission during most of Trump’s first term and was confirmed by the Senate in July as director of national intelligence, views AI as both an opportunity and a threat.
- Trump has emphasized prioritizing competition with China and maintaining AI-driven economic growth over public concerns about AI risks, previously dismissing fears as a “hoax.”
- Venture capitalist David Sacks, Trump’s former AI and cryptocurrency czar, continues to influence the president on AI matters and co-chairs his Council of Advisors on Science and Technology.
