AXIOS November 26, 2024
President-elect 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.
Why it matters: 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.
Behind the scenes: We’re told the role is likely but not certain.
- 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...
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