The potential appointment follows a series of efforts by Trump toL rebrand the field of artificial intelligence. Through a series of public polls, the president is currently deciding between "Superior Intelligence" and "Extreme Intelligence" as the official name for the field, after removing "Supreme Intelligence" from the options.
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Bessent Leads Race for Trump AI Czar
US Politics28 days ago
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is negotiating with Donald Trump to take over as the primary coordinator of the nation's artificial intelligence policy, according to reports from Reuters. Bessent has emerged as the frontrunner for the newly created "AI czar" position, which would task the Treasury Secretary with steering federal strategy and regulation for the technology, as Semafor reports.
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