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Trump Is Expected to Name Jay Clayton as AI Czar

Trump said Jay Clayton could fill the AI czar role as the White House weighs a new AI Force and seeks guidance within days.

  • On Tuesday, President Donald Trump signaled he is considering Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton for a new White House AI czar role, expecting to choose someone within three or four days.
  • Trump floated the appointment following a White House meeting with tech executives, where participants discussed industry self-regulation and the president's proposed "AI Force" to manage evolving technology.
  • Clayton, who already oversees 18 intelligence agencies, argued against pausing development, claiming that stopping U.S. innovation would let "the rest of the world develop these models."
  • While Clayton brushed aside questions about accepting the czar position, he defended industry self-regulation against Senator Elizabeth Warren's Tuesday criticism that it was "a recipe for disaster."
  • The White House signed an executive order requiring federal agencies to use "Super Intelligence" instead of AI, directing officials to propose legislative definitions for the technology within 60 days.
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Trump is expected to name Jay Clayton as AI czar

By Alayna Treene, Hadas Gold, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump is expected to pick Jay Clayton to be the White House’s new czar of artificial intelligence, two sources familiar with the discussion told CNN. The president could announce his decision about Clayton, who is director of national intelligence, as early as Friday, one of

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Axios broke the news in Arlington, United States on Tuesday, September 29, 2026.
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