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Trump expected to name Jay Clayton as AI tsar
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PUBLISHEDOct 2, 2026, 10:41 PM
What the source reports
US President Donald Trump is expected to name Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton to be his top adviser on AI, a position the president has called “AI tsar” in the past, according to a source familiar with the decision.
Clayton already oversees 18 US intelligence agencies as the nation’s top spy and is expected to keep that role. “Any personnel announcement will be announced directly by the president,” a…
Main source: SCMP
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