Trump names Clayton AI chief
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President Donald Trump was expected to appoint intelligence chief Jay Clayton to lead administration-wide AI policy, though his lack of technology experience drew concern.
We've heard about chatbots convincing people to kill themselves or helping to plan murders & mass shootings, but this is on a whole different scale.
According to the report, Trump has “marveled at AI’s capabilities” ever since he returned to power, and during an Oval Office meeting with Elon Musk in December, he spent hours asking his Grok chatbot questions about his presidency and legacy.
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October 2, 2026 at 6:27 PM
We've heard about chatbots convincing people to kill themselves or helping to plan murders & mass shootings, but this is on a whole different scale.
Trump is expected to name intelligence director Jay Clayton as AI czar www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
Trump is expected to name intelligence director Jay Clayton as AI czar
Clayton’s selection comes after a groundswell of concern about the consequences of rapid AI development.
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October 3, 2026 at 3:23 AM
Trump is expected to name intelligence director Jay Clayton as AI czar www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...
"This is not models going rogue. This is gross incompetence & negligence by a particular company, which actually they could be held criminally liable for." @timnitgebru.blacksky.app cuts to the AI chase.
AI safety expert Timnit Gebru says tech leaders are promoting greatly exaggerated claims about "superintelligence" and "existential risk" as a way to distract from the real threat — their own unregulated companies.
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October 3, 2026 at 3:01 AM
"This is not models going rogue. This is gross incompetence & negligence by a particular company, which actually they could be held criminally liable for." @timnitgebru.blacksky.app cuts to the AI chase.
by Andrew Fiala
Our leaders seem to lack the intelligence needed to control the coming age of super intelligence.
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Super Intelligence is Stupid
President Trump and his AI billionaire cronies are playing with names without responding to the spooky specter of super intelligence.
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October 2, 2026 at 5:40 PM
Our leaders seem to lack the intelligence needed to control the coming age of super intelligence.
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Trump expected to name Jay Clayton as AI czar www.nbcnews.com/video/trump-...
Trump expected to name Jay Clayton as AI czar
President Trump is expected to name Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton as the White House’s artificial intelligence czar, according to a source familiar with the matter. NBC News’ Jared Per...
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October 3, 2026 at 3:22 AM
Trump expected to name Jay Clayton as AI czar www.nbcnews.com/video/trump-...
Reposted by Nathan P. Kalmoe
According to the report, Trump has “marveled at AI’s capabilities” ever since he returned to power, and during an Oval Office meeting with Elon Musk in December, he spent hours asking his Grok chatbot questions about his presidency and legacy.
Jaw-Dropping Way Trump, 80, Got Talked Into a War Is Leaked
A Trump insider has offered a jaw-dropping glimpse of the president’s decision-making.
www.thedailybeast.com
October 2, 2026 at 6:24 PM
According to the report, Trump has “marveled at AI’s capabilities” ever since he returned to power, and during an Oval Office meeting with Elon Musk in December, he spent hours asking his Grok chatbot questions about his presidency and legacy.
Reposted by Leigh Sparks
I keep hammering on this but the coverage that treats Ai as an autonomous force is willfully ignoring the many cases of billionaire manipulation of it.
October 3, 2026 at 12:20 AM
I keep hammering on this but the coverage that treats Ai as an autonomous force is willfully ignoring the many cases of billionaire manipulation of it.