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Trump Says Scott Bessent Will Stay at Treasury as AI Czar Search Remains Open

September 25, 2026 at 13:05 EDT

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President Donald Trump said Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will not become his 'Super Intelligence' czar and that he wants to keep him at Treasury, cooling speculation around one of the most closely watched names in the administration's AI policy shake-up. The move leaves the proposed AI Force and AI czar role without a publicly named leader while Bessent remains involved in U.S.-China AI diplomacy.

Sept. 2026 · U.S. AI policy

Bessent Stays At Treasury

Trump cooled speculation that Scott Bessent would become the next AI czar, leaving the AI Force concept and U.S.-China incident channel still undefined.

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What Changes Now

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Public denial

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Treasury role retained

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AI diplomacy continues

Supportive Read

Keeping Bessent at Treasury preserves continuity on financial resilience, sanctions, trade talks and the proposed China incident channel.

Critical Read

The czar role, AI Force structure and cross-border notification rules still lack public authority, staffing and operational detail.

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