Donald Trump plans to appoint Jay Clayton as "AI czar" in the White House

US President Donald Trump is expected to soon appoint Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton as the new White House artificial intelligence overseer, the so-called AI czar. CNN reports this with reference to its own sources.

About two weeks ago, shortly after the publication of a letter from Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei proposing to slow down the progress of AI due to safety concerns, the debate about the risks of the rapid development of technology flared up again. The American leader promised “not to impede the development of this incredible industry in any way,” announcing the appointment of his new adviser on artificial intelligence and the creation of an “AI force” in the country.

At the beginning of this week, the head of the White House held a meeting with the heads of companies working in the AI ​​field, agreeing on obligations aimed at more effective “self-control” in relation to the models they develop, and now, apparently, he has chosen the “AI czar” of the ex-prosecutor of Manhattan, who previously headed the Securities and Exchange Commission, who, moreover, according to journalists, will retain the post of head of national intelligence. On September 30, the day of the aforementioned meeting with top managers, Trump claimed that he was “very close to making a decision” regarding a candidate for this position, and also noted in a conversation with Axios that Clayton would be suitable for the role of curator of AI issues.