Trump picks intelligence chief Jay Clayton as AI czar, report says
First reported 2 Oct, 15:35 UTCUpdated 2h ago11 sources
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Clayton will lead a new White House panel tasked with reporting on the risks and opportunities posed by AI
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Clayton already oversees 18 US intelligence agencies as the nation's top spy and is expected to keep that role
Clayton will lead a new White House panel tasked with reporting on the risks and opportunities posed by AI
Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton will serve as the Trump administration’s AI czar and lead a three-month effort to establish the “risks and opportunities” of the technology. Clayton, who was largely expected to lead the White House’s recently formed “Super Intelligence Force,” told the Wall Street Journal…
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- Trump expected to tap DNI Jay Clayton as new AI czar (opens Axios in a new tab)
President Trump is expected to tap Jay Clayton , his director of national intelligence, for a new role as the White House's artificial intelligence — or in Trump's words, " super intelligence " — czar. Why it matters: Clayton, who Trump previously told Axios would be a good idea for AI czar, is expected to take on the…
- Trump is set to give his spy chief Jay Clayton another job: ‘AI czar’ (opens The Independent in a new tab)
Clayton already oversees 18 US intelligence agencies as the nation's top spy and is expected to keep that role
- Trump expected to name Jay Clayton as AI tsar (opens South China Morning Post in a new tab)
US President Donald Trump is expected to name Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton to be his top adviser on AI, a position the president has called “AI tsar” in the past, according to a source familiar with the decision. Clayton already oversees 18 US intelligence agencies as the nation’s top spy and is…
- US AI task force, led by Jay Clayton, to report on technology’s risks: WSJ (opens The Straits Times in a new tab)
The task force has been named the “Super Intelligence Force”.
- Trump picks intelligence chief Jay Clayton as AI czar, report says (opens The Globe and Mail in a new tab)
Clayton will lead a new White House panel tasked with reporting on the risks and opportunities posed by AI
- White House forms task force to assess AI risks, opportunities: WSJ (opens Anadolu Agency in a new tab)
Group led by US intelligence chief to deliver report within 120 days
- Clayton to create report outlining AI risks and opportunities as czar: Report (opens Washington Examiner in a new tab)
Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton will serve as the Trump administration’s AI czar and lead a three-month effort to establish the “risks and opportunities” of the technology. Clayton, who was largely expected to lead the White House’s recently formed “Super Intelligence Force,” told the Wall Street Journal…
- US intelligence chief Jay Clayton named Trump's AI czar, to head 'super intelligence' task force (opens Hindustan Times in a new tab)
A White House task force will reportedly produce a report assessing risks posed by AI and what responsibility the US government should have over the technology.
- White House AI task force will prevent ‘overregulation’: WSJ (opens Arab News in a new tab)
The White House has established a task force to evaluate AI risks and opportunities, aiming to prevent overregulation that might hinder innovation.
- White House AI Task Force Will Prevent 'Overregulation': Report (opens NDTV in a new tab)
The new "Super Intelligence Force" -- using Trump's preferred term for artificial intelligence -- will have 120 days to report on the risks and opportunities of the technology.
- Trump taps Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton as AI czar (opens CNBC in a new tab)
Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton will lead the administration's AI policy.



