Former SEC Chair Jay Clayton Named White House AI Czar, Leads Trump's Super Intelligence Force

President Donald Trump has appointed Jay Clayton, the Director of National Intelligence, as the new White House AI czar, tasking him with leading a high-level task force to guide federal artificial intelligence policy. Clayton, a former Securities and Exchange Commission chairman known for his close ties to Trump, will chair the newly established "Super Intelligence Force," an interagency initiative charged with developing AI governance strategies within 120 days.