Trump may appoint Jay Clayton as the new AI czar next week.

BlockBeats news, October 3 — According to reports on Friday by CNN and other media citing unnamed sources, U.S. President Trump is expected to appoint U.S. Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton as the new AI czar, with an official announcement possibly coming within the next three to four days.

It should be noted that Clayton served as SEC Chairman during Trump's first term from May 2017 to December 2020, where he pushed for modernizing rules and actively handled matters including cryptocurrency regulation (treated as securities), cybersecurity, and the pandemic shock.

Analysts point out that if this appointment materializes, it reflects Trump positioning AI development as a "national security issue" (with an intelligence chief concurrently holding the role), favoring light regulation/self-regulation, prioritizing competition and economic growth, rather than strictly slowing down development.