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US Treasury secretary emerges as frontrunner for Trump’s AI czar role: Report

US President Donald Trump previously tapped David Sacks as his AI and crypto czar before Sacks stepped down from the role earlier this year after reaching his service limit as a special government employee.

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US Treasury secretary emerges as frontrunner for Trump’s AI czar role: Report

What happened

US President Donald Trump previously tapped David Sacks as his AI and crypto czar before Sacks stepped down from the role earlier this year after reaching his service limit as a special government employee.

Reported details

  • U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has emerged as a leading candidate to become President Donald Trump’s next artificial intelligence czar as the administration prepares to establish a new “AI Force.” Semafor reported on Sept. 22 that Bessent is among the…

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