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BackDonald Trump plans to appoint Jay Clayton as government referent on artificial intelligence
Donald Trump plans to appoint Jay Clayton as government referent on artificial intelligence
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Donald Trump plans to appoint Jay Clayton as government referent on artificial intelligence

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  • Donald Trump plans to appoint Jay Clayton, current director of US national intelligence, to the post of government referent on artificial intelligence, according to several media.
  • Clayton, confirmed as DNI at the end of July after serving as Manhattan federal prosecutor and SEC chairman under Trump, does not have experience in the technology sector, unlike his predecessor David Sacks.

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Jay Clayton was confirmed as director of national intelligence in late July after serving as Manhattan federal prosecutor since April 2025 and as SEC chairman from 2017 to 2020 under Donald Trump. David Sacks, former referent on AI, left his position at the end of March.

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Donald Trump is preparing to appoint the current director of American intelligence Jay Clayton to the post of government referent on artificial intelligence (AI), several media reported on Friday. At the start of the week, the American president indicated that he would soon announce his choice to replace David Sacks, who left at the end of March. According to the CBS channel, the American head of state could keep Jay Clayton in his current position, this new mandate being added to his portfolio.

The sixty-year-old has only occupied the chair of director of national intelligence (DNI) recently, after his confirmation by the Senate at the end of July. Before joining the government, he served as federal prosecutor in Manhattan since April 2025. Jay Clayton is also known for having headed the American financial markets watchdog, the SEC, from 2017 to 2020, a position to which he was appointed by Donald Trump.

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The Virginia native was a business lawyer for more than two decades, primarily in the financial sector. He has no experience in the technology sector, unlike David Sacks, an investor and entrepreneur very active in Silicon Valley.

Open Questions

  • What are Jay Clayton's specific qualifications to oversee US artificial intelligence policy?
  • How will this dual function of DNI and AI referent be managed in terms of workload and priorities?
  • How will this appointment impact coordination between intelligence agencies and government technology initiatives?

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