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Updated · CNBC · Sep 25Trump Rules Out Bessent as AI Czar, Keeps Him at Treasury as 25% GDP Push Looms
3 articles · Updated · CNBC · Sep 25Summary
- Trump said Scott Bessent will not become his planned AI czar, rejecting reports that the Treasury secretary was under consideration for the new post.
- Bessent did not want the role, Trump said, adding that he wants him to remain at Treasury because he is doing "such a great job" there.
- Sept. 19 marked Trump's rollout of the idea: an "AI Force" modeled on Space Force and a coming AI "czar" announcement.
- Trump cast AI as potentially worth as much as 25% of U.S. GDP and framed the new role as part of keeping the United States ahead of China.
Insights
With Scott Bessent out, who will lead the proposed AI Force to secure American dominance against rapidly advancing Chinese models? Will the next AI Czar embrace a deregulated approach, or will national security concerns force strict new guardrails on artificial intelligence?