Trump Says He Will Name AI Czar Within Days as Jay Clayton Emerges as Contender

President Donald Trump said he expects to choose a new AI czar within three or four days, with Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton emerging as a possible contender for a role whose powers are still undefined. The potential appointment would put the administration's AI leadership question alongside a broader September 29 push to govern the technology under its preferred "Super Intelligence" framing while relying heavily on industry self-policing.