Trump Considers Bessent for AI Czar Role

President Donald Trump is reportedly considering moving Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to a new role as "AI Czar," according to an anonymously sourced Semafor report, a shift that would place Bessent at the helm of the administration's artificial intelligence policy. The White House is also weighing Michael Kratsios, Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, and Scott Kupor, Director of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management, for the position. Bessent, already viewed as an AI authority, recently met with Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng to discuss joint AI safety measures, and he told CNBC that Trump's AI Czar appointment aims to shape policy questions. The role is not new; David Sacks previously held it until March, when he stepped down due to special government employee rules. Trump announced the search for a new AI Czar over the weekend, alongside plans for an "AI Force," and has been posting prolifically about AI, including a poll to rename it "Super Intelligence," which he says will be used in official documents.