Scott Bessent Won't Be AI Czar
Trump said Scott Bessent will not serve as his AI czar.
What happened
President Donald Trump said Scott Bessent will not be appointed as his artificial intelligence czar. He has called the planned post a “Super Intelligence” role. The reports came after outlets said Bessent was under consideration for the job, which Trump said would lead an “AI Force.” Trump has pushed to rename artificial intelligence as “super intelligence,” saying the older term sounds fake. He said the technology could become as economically important as a quarter of U.S. GDP. Trump said Bessent does not want the job, and he wants him to remain Treasury secretary. Trump also said Chinese President Xi Jinping liked the new term, though that has not been independently confirmed. The next appointee remains unknown.
From the left
Only one left-leaning outlet we track covered this: Joe.My.God., under the headline “Trump Claims Xi Supports “Super Intelligence” Term”.
From the right
Right-leaning coverage cast the Bessent chatter as a personnel rumor Trump shut down himself. Washington Examiner cited Trump dismissing the idea as “Fake News,” keeping the focus on his denial. It also leaned on Trump’s view that Bessent is too useful at Treasury to move. The same account linked the vacancy to Trump’s “super intelligence” rebrand and AI Force idea.
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