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Jay Clayton to head US AI task force: Here’s what we know
Jay Clayton has taken on a pivotal role as Trump appoints him the AI czar to steer the newly established Super Intelligence Force. This strategic initiative aspires to fortify US dominance in artificial intelligence and related technologies. Clayton's mandate includes a 120-day assessment period to identify AI's risks and prospects.
US President Donald Trump on Sunday named Jay Clayton , Director of National Intelligence, as his administration’s AI czar. After rebranding artificial intelligence as "super intelligence," Trump announced that Clayton would head the newly formed Super Intelligence Force (SIF), coordinating with the federal government to maintain US leadership in the technology. In a social media post shared on Sunday, Trump announced that SIF would aim to "ensure that America continues to lead the World in Super Intelligence" and to "protect the interests, and improve the lives, of all Americans."
Trump's post also said the SIF would "coordinate the federal government's engagement with consumers, public interest groups, religious organizations, critical infrastructure providers, and super intelligence companies". Who is Jay Clayton? Walter ‘Jay’ Clayton has degrees in engineering and law from the University of Pennsylvania, and a Master's in Economics from King's College, London. He has served as an attorney, specialising in mergers and acquisitions transactions and capital offerings. Clayton has also previously served as the top federal prosecutor in Manhattan and led the Securities and Exchange Commission during Trump's first term.
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