Axios: Trump To Name AI Czar To Partner With Musk

November 26, 2024 Trump Corruption, Trump Lies

Trump is considering naming an AI czar in the White House to coordinate federal policy and governmental use of the emerging technology, Trump transition sources told Axios. Elon Musk won’t be the AI czar, but is expected to be intimately involved in shaping the future of the debate and use cases, the sources said.

Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy — who are leading Trump’s new outside-government group, the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) — will have significant input into who gets the role.

Musk — who owns a leading AI company, xAI — has feuded publicly with rival CEOs, including OpenAI’s Sam Altman and Google’s Sundar Pichai. Rivals worry Musk could leverage his Trump relationship to favor his companies.

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🚨🚨Scoop: Trump eyes AI czar – Musk won’t be the czar but will have big say…https://t.co/qPuyBuKTeO

— Jim VandeHei (@JimVandeHei) November 26, 2024