aceTrump names intelligence chief Jay Clayton as new White House AI czar
Donald Trump on Sunday named Jay Clayton, the director of national intelligence, to also serve as the new White House AI czar. Clayton, who leads the US’s 18 intelligence agencies, previously served as the top federal prosecutor in Manhattan and led the Securities and Exchange Commission during Trump’s first term. During his Senate confirmation hearing, Clayton said AI was a “gamechanger” but it also posed “a threat”. “When something’s both an opportunity and a threat, you better get your arms around it,” Clayto…
Senator Warner says the administration has resisted meaningful safeguards and offered no serious alternative for addressing national security risks from increasingly powerful AI systems, even as the new coordinating role is created.
The article describes announcements and a coordinating role, not measured outcomes. Warner says the administration has not offered a serious alternative on safeguards, so the effect of the appointment on AI risk is unresolved.
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