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Trump taps Jay Clayton as AI czar for new task force - DW.com

·Oct 4, 2026

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US President Donald Trump on Sunday announced a White House task force to coordinate the administration's response to artificial intelligence (AI).

The group will be led by director of national intelligence Jay Clayton, chairman of the Federal Trade Commission Andrew Ferguson, Pentagon chief technology officer Emil Michael and director of the Office of Personnel Management Scott Kupor.

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