US President Donald Trump previously tapped David Sachs as his AI and crypto czar, before Sachs stepped down from the role earlier this year after reaching the limit of his service as a special government employee.
US Treasury Secretary Scott Besant is reportedly being considered as US President Donald Trump’s next artificial intelligence czar, days after Trump announced plans for an “AI force” amid growing concerns about the technology’s risks.
Besant pioneered this term, with three sources familiar with the matter to say semaphore. Other candidates include White House Office of Science and Technology Policy Director Michael Kratsios and Office of Personnel Management Director Scott Kupor, a former managing partner at venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz, and National Cyber Director Sean Cairncross.
However, White House spokesman Kush Desai told Semaphore that “any reports of personnel decisions not officially announced by the administration should be treated as unfounded speculation.”
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