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Trump rules out Bessent as AI czar, says candidate search continues
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President Trump said Friday that Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will not be named his artificial intelligence czar, a role Trump has described as overseeing a new "AI Force." Trump made the announcement on Truth Social after Semafor and Reuters reported Bessent was under consideration, saying Bessent "doesn't want to" take the job and is "doing such a great job at Treasury." Trump first said on Sept. 19 he would create the AI Force and appoint an AI czar, calling AI potentially larger in impact than the internet. Reporting from one outlet says several current and former administration officials, including Sriram Krishnan, are being considered for the position, which would succeed David Sacks, Trump's first AI and crypto czar.
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Trump said Bessent will not be his AI czar
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Trump made the announcement in a Truth Social post
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Trump cited Bessent not wanting the role and his performance at Treasury as reasons
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Semafor and Reuters had reported Bessent was under consideration for the post
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Trump announced on Sept. 19 he would create an 'AI Force' and name an AI czar
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Several officials, including Sriram Krishnan, are reportedly being considered for the role
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David Sacks previously served as Trump's first AI and crypto czar before stepping down in March
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Trump says Scott Bessent won't be AI czar
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One outlet mirrors the center's straightforward framing of Bessent's exclusion, while the other shifts to a broader look at who might fill the AI czar role and the stakes involved.
Trump’s new superintelligence czar: Here’s who is in the running to lead new AI Force
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rumoredbreakneck speedpower struggle
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…the second-ever AI chief with several former and current administration insiders rumored to be in the running for the position overseeing the trillion-dollar industry in…
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…Trump’s next AI czar will be walking into a technological revolution moving at breakneck speed — and a Washington power struggle over the government’s role.
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…into a technological revolution moving at breakneck speed — and a Washington power struggle over the government’s role.
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- Trump's Truth Social statement
- Bessent's reasons for declining
- Trump's prior AI Force announcement
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Trump says Scott Bessent won't be AI czar
President Donald Trump said Treasury Secretary Bessent doesn't want to be what the president is calling the "Super Intelligence czar."
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- Bessent's removal from consideration
- The competitive selection process for AI czar
- Names and backgrounds of potential candidates
- The scale and speed of the AI industry
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Trump’s new superintelligence czar: Here’s who is in the running to lead new AI Force
The administration is set to pick the second-ever AI chief with several former and current administration insiders Vague attribution“rumored”Publishes a rumor while disclaiming it.More neutral: report only what can be confirmed, or name the source of the rumorDisagree with this highlight? to be in the running for the position overseeing the trillion-dollar industry in tumult.
- The Washington TimesRight
Trump eliminates Bessent from list of possible AI czars
President Trump said he has ruled out Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to become his artificial intelligence czar, after several outlets reported he was under consideration for the position.
America’s ‘AI czar’ could revolutionize our form of government
Donald Trump is considering a small handful of candidates for “AI czar” — notionally, a Cabinet-level role overseeing the industry, the technology, and something the president is calling, perhaps in the spirit of Space Force, the “AI Force. …
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