{
  "id": 9283189,
  "title": "US Treasury secretary emerges as frontrunner for Trump’s AI czar role: Report",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/us-treasury-secretary-emerges-as-frontrunner-for-trumps-ai-czar-role",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-09-23T05:34:49.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Cointelegraph",
    "slug": "cointelegraph",
    "url": "https://cointelegraph.com/news/us-treasury-secretary-emerges-as-contender-for-trumps-ai-czar-role"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is emerging as the leading contender to be President Donald Trump's artificial intelligence czar, according to multiple sources familiar with the matter. This comes in the wake of Trump's announcement of plans for an \"AI Force,\" which has raised concerns about the potential risks associated with the technology.\n\nBessent, who previously served as Trump's AI and cryptocurrency czar, is reportedly being considered for the new role. Other candidates include Michael Kratsios, Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, Scott Kupor, Director of the Office of Personnel Management, and Sean Cairncross, National Cyber Director. However, White House spokesperson Kush Desai has dismissed any reports of personnel decisions as \"baseless speculation.\"\n\nTrump's announcement of the AI czar and AI Force was made in a September 19 post on Truth Social, without providing many details about the role's responsibilities. Trump had previously appointed David Sacks to the AI and crypto czar position, but Sacks resigned earlier this year after reaching the limit of his service as a special government employee. Sacks continues to advise Trump through the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology.",
  "summary": "US President Donald Trump previously tapped David Sacks as his AI and crypto czar before Sacks stepped down from the role earlier this year after reaching his service limit as a special government employee.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Japan News by The Yomiuri Shimbun",
        "title": "US Treasury Secretary Could Take on AI Czar Role, Source Says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/us-treasury-secretary-could-take-on-ai-czar-role-source-says",
        "published": "2026-09-23T03:30:55.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hindu - Sci-Tech",
        "title": "US Treasury secretary could take on AI czar role, source says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/us-treasury-secretary-could-take-on-ai-czar-role-source-says-9286014",
        "published": "2026-09-23T04:27:05.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}