Trump Taps DNI Jay Clayton as AI Czar, WSJ Reports
Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton will reportedly lead the administration's artificial intelligence policy, according to the Wall Street Journal.
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Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton will lead the Trump administration's artificial intelligence policy, The Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday, citing people familiar with the matter.
The report indicates an expansion of Clayton's role beyond his current intelligence post to oversee AI-related policy for the administration, though further specifics on the scope of the new responsibilities were not detailed.
The move would place a senior intelligence official at the center of the administration's approach to artificial intelligence, an area that has drawn increasing policy attention from the US government.
Neither the White House nor Clayton's office was reported to have issued independent confirmation beyond the Journal's sourcing at the time of the report.
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