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Trump confirms national intelligence chief as new AI czar

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President Trump appointed national intelligence chief Jay Clayton as head of a new White House task force focused on artificial intelligence (AI), which he refers to as the Super Intelligence Force. The aim is to maintain US leadership in AI development and protect American interests, despite growing concerns from researchers about potential dangers posed by AI technologies. Clayton succeeds venture capitalist David Sacks, who previously held this informal role, and will work alongside Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and other tech advisors. Trump emphasizes the importance of U.S. primacy in AI to counter competition from China while resisting stricter regulation on AI development.
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President Trump is expected to name Jay Clayton, the Director of National Intelligence, as the White House's artificial intelligence (AI) czar. This decision follows concerns raised by AI company employees about potential risks posed by advanced technology. Clayton already oversees 18 US intelligence agencies and would retain this role while taking on the new responsibility. The announcement could come as early as Friday via social media. Critics argue that Clayton’s dual roles may create conflicts of interest, given his existing responsibilities in national security.

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US President Donald Trump on Sunday confirmed national intelligence chief Jay Clayton as head of a new White House task force on artificial intelligence (AI), amid increasingly vocal warnings from researchers about the technology’s potential dangers.
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🔮 Under Clayton, the new Super Intelligence Force — Trump’s preferred term for artificial intelligence — will ensure that the United States “continue to lead the world” in AI development, the president posted on his Truth Social platform.
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US President Donald Trump on Sunday confirmed national intelligence chief Jay Clayton as head of a new White House task force on artificial intelligence (AI), amid increasingly vocal warnings from researchers about the technology’s potential dangers. asserted
Trump → confirm → dangers
Under Clayton, the new Super Intelligence Force — Trump’s preferred term for artificial intelligence — will ensure that the United States “continue to lead the world” in AI development, the president posted on his Truth Social platform. asserted
president → prefer → platform
Trump said the force had also been tasked to “protect the interests, and improve the lives of all Americans.” asserted
force → say → Americans
Clayton will become the second person to hold the informal title after venture capitalist David Sacks, who held the role at the start of Trump’s second term before stepping down. asserted
who → become → term
Sacks continues to advise the president on AI, as does Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang. asserted
Huang → continue → AI
Trump said last month he would create an AI force modelled on the Space Force he established during his first term, and name a czar to coordinate federal efforts. asserted
he → say → efforts
A longtime Wall Street lawyer, Clayton represented Goldman Sachs during the 2008 financial crisis and Barclays in its purchase of Lehman Brothers’ assets. asserted
Clayton → represent → assets
He chaired the Securities and Exchange Commission during Trump’s first term, where he largely took a pro-business stance but brought enforcement cases against the nascent crypto industry. asserted
he → chair → industry
Crypto entrepreneurs have since become major Trump backers. asserted
entrepreneurs → become → ?
Trump tapped Clayton to lead federal prosecutors in Manhattan at the start of his second term, and the Senate confirmed him as intelligence chief in July. asserted
Senate → tap → July
He has no background in the tech industry. asserted
He → have → industry
The appointment would come as AI researchers warn of the technology’s potential dangers, following cases of AI systems going rogue and hacking outside systems. asserted
systems → come → systems
Trump has resisted tighter AI regulation, arguing a slowdown could hand Chinese firms an advantage and that federal law enforcement can deal with bad actors misusing the technology. uncertain
enforcement → resist → technology
Tech bosses at a White House meeting this week signed a commitment to self-police AI, an accord Trump described as “morally binding.” asserted
Trump → sign → AI
Attitudes toward AI have soured in Washington, with lawmakers increasingly under pressure from voters to curb or slow its development over fears it could displace workers and upend society. uncertain
it → sour → society
Those concerns gained force from a run of incidents in which tech giant OpenAI’s autonomous systems slipped out of their constraints, beginning with a July breach of Hugging Face — a widely used platform for sharing AI models. asserted
systems → gain → models
Clayton told the Wall Street Journal on Saturday that Trump had insisted the new task force ensure US primacy in the AI field, amid stiff competition from China. asserted
force → tell → China
“The risk of not being first is high,” Clayton told the Journal. asserted
Clayton → tell → Journal
“Not being first increases the identified, and unidentified, risks, particularly from our adversaries. asserted
being → increase → adversaries
Being first will better enable us to address those risks on behalf of the American people.” asserted
Being → enable → people
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