President Donald Trump is considering shifting Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to a new AI czar role, according to an anonymously sourced Semafor report. Other candidates for the position include Michael Kratsios, director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, and Scott Kupor, director of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management. The role would replace David Sacks, who stepped down in March due to restrictions on special government employees.
Bessent has already engaged in AI policy discussions, including a Sunday meeting with Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng on joint AI safety measures. Trump announced the search for a new AI czar over the weekend via Truth Social, simultaneously announcing plans to create an "AI Force" and stating the administration would both support and monitor artificial intelligence development through existing legal systems.
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