# Trump expected to name intelligence director Jay Clayton as AI czar

https://mins.news/en/item/83730

- NBC News, 2026-10-02 15:34 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-administration/trump-ai-czar-jay-clayton-white-house-rcna601140

> According to a person with knowledge of the matter, Jay Clayton—the national intelligence director—is in line to become the White House's AI czar under Trump.

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