Sources: Scott Bessent is emerging as a frontrunner for the AI czar position; other names include WH OSTP Director Michael Kratsios and OPM Director Scott Kupor (Semafor)
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Semafor : Sources: Scott Bessent is emerging as a frontrunner for the AI czar position; other names include WH OSTP Director Michael Kratsios and OPM Director Scott Kupor — THE SCOOP — Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is emerging as a frontrunner for President Donald Trump's new “AI czar” …
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