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Trump Won’t Appoint Scott Bessent as AI Czars

By Drooid · Sep 25, 2026, 11:09 PM UTC · How we work

Summary

Story summary

U.S. President Donald Trump said he will not appoint Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent as the Super Intelligence czar.
Trump announced at the U.N. General Assembly that the U.S. will rename artificial intelligence to “super intelligence” in official documents.
Other candidates mentioned are White House Science and Technology Policy Director Michael Kratsios and OPM Director Scott Kupor.

History

Historical Context

Federal discussions of AI oversight have grown into a worldwide regulatory push—AI-related laws rose from one in 2016 to 37 in 2022, the Global Partnership on AI launched in 2020, and the EU AI Act entered force in August 2024. Donald Trump’s refusal to name a “super-intelligence czar” reflects this expanding governance landscape.

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Story summary

U.S. President Donald Trump said he will not appoint Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent as the Super Intelligence czar.
Trump announced at the U.N. General Assembly that the U.S. will rename artificial intelligence to “super intelligence” in official documents.
Other candidates mentioned are White House Science and Technology Policy Director Michael Kratsios and OPM Director Scott Kupor.

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