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Trump says Scott Bessent will not be his AI czar

Aiden Reed September 25, 2026 AI Policy 0 Comments

Illustration of an abstract org chart on a deep oxblood background. At the top, a small pale-yellow tile reading "SI CZAR" sits above an empty rounded slot with a glowing dashed outline, clearly vacant. Lower left, a lit stone-grey node with a stacked-coins icon is labeled "TREASURY". The dotted line running from Treasury toward the empty slot is cut cleanly in the middle, leaving a visible gap, and a tilted rubber-stamp chip reading "RULED OUT" sits on the break. No other line reaches the open slot.

Trump said on Truth Social that the Treasury secretary will not be his “Super Intelligence (SI) Czar,” denying Semafor and Reuters reports this week that…

US and China gear up for mid-September AI safety dialogue, sources say

Aiden Reed September 4, 2026 AI Policy 0 Comments

Reuters exclusive: Bessent-led talks would be the first Trump-era bilateral AI channel; Treasury says no meeting is planned.