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Trump reveals new AI czar — and gives him 120 days to report on pros, cons of technology

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King, R. (2026, October 4). Trump reveals new AI czar — and gives him 120 days to report on pros, cons of technology. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/10/04/us-news/trump-reveals-new-ai-czar-and-gives-him-120-days-to-report-on-pros-cons-of-technology/

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New York Post · collected 2026-10-04 · by Ryan King

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President Trump has appointed Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton as his AI czar and tasked him with reporting on the benefits and risks of artificial intelligence within 120 days. Clayton emphasized the importance of U.S. leadership in AI to counter risks from adversaries, rejecting calls for regulation that could benefit China instead. The newly formed White House “Super Intelligence Force” includes several high-ranking officials aimed at balancing risk mitigation with fostering innovation and competition in AI technology.
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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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Clayton PERSON · 4× Trump PERSON · 4× American NORP · 2× Anthropic ORG · 2× White House ORG · 2× Dario Amodei PERSON · 1× Jay Clayton PERSON · 1× OpenAI ORG · 1× WASHINGTON GPE · 1× the Wall Street Journal ORG · 1×

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Trump wrote on Truth Social, “The Super Intelligence Force is tasked with coordinating the effort of the Federal Government to ensure that America continues to lead the World in Super Intelligence, which many say is bigger than the Industrial Revolution, and the Internet, and will protect the interests, and improve the lives, of all Americans.”
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🔮 Being first will better enable us to address those risks on behalf of the American people.”

Claims (17 extracted, 2 hedged)

President Trump has tapped Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton as his new artificial-intelligence czar — and given him 120 days to report on the pros and cons of the technology. asserted
Trump → tap → technology
“The president asked that a group be put together that was going to ensure exactly what he said … [that] we stay the leaders in superintelligence and that the interests of the American people are put first,” Clayton told the Wall Street Journal about his new role. asserted
Clayton → ask → role
“The risk of not being first is high,” Clayton told the outlet. asserted
Clayton → tell → outlet
“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
A blizzard of polls has identified public skepticism over AI. asserted
blizzard → identify → AI
Last month, those fears reached a fever pitch when a researcher at Anthropic quit his job, dramatically warning that the technology could lead to human extinction and that industry leaders were aware of and worried about the likelihood. uncertain
leaders → reach → likelihood
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman have both called for a slowdown in the development of AI. asserted
Amodei → call → AI
Altman highlighted the Hugging Face online-platform incident in which engineers at his firm had been training a model with some safety parameters turned off on ExploitGym, which tests hacking capabilities. asserted
which → highlight → capabilities
The system allegedly went rogue and hacked a company on its own. uncertain
system → go → own
The deeply disturbing incidents led to a chorus of calls on Capitol Hill, particularly among Democrats, for greater regulation of AI, but Trump rejected that, warning such a move would be a godsend for China. asserted
move → lead → China
“I will never stifle the growth of technology that will be bigger than the industrial revolution,” Trump vowed at the time. asserted
Trump → stifle → time
Clayton predicted that over time, there will be stronger mechanisms to mitigate risks and identify opportunities with AI. asserted
Clayton → predict → AI
“I expect there will be mechanisms developed in dialogue, just like there are in other industries,” Clayton told the outlet. asserted
Clayton → expect → outlet
The newly minted White House “Super Intelligence Force” also includes Vice President JD Vance, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, White House deputy Chief of Staff Richard Walters and former AI czar David Sacks. asserted
Force → mint → Staff
The group’s charter calls for creating ways to mitigate AI risks and “develop plans for responding to SI-enabled threats to our society, while preventing overregulation and regulatory capture that would stifle innovation and competition. asserted
that → call → innovation
Trump wrote on Truth Social, “The Super Intelligence Force is tasked with coordinating the effort of the Federal Government to ensure that America continues to lead the World in Super Intelligence, which many say is bigger than the Industrial Revolution, and the Internet, and will protect the interests, and improve the lives, of all Americans.” asserted
many → write → Americans
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