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- U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is a frontrunner for President Donald Trump’s AI czar role.
- Scott Bessent discussed a US-China AI incident notification mechanism with He Lifeng at the UN General Assembly.
- Scott Bessent could keep his Treasury post if appointed, as Interior Secretary Doug Burgum also holds an energy czar role.
- White House spokesman Kush Desai said reports of unannounced personnel decisions should be treated as speculation.