Trump Plans AI Force as Search for New AI Czar Continues
No official appointee has been named. Prediction-market contracts price a 19.5% chance of renaming artificial intelligence by Sept. 30 and 58.5% by Dec. 31.
President Donald Trump plans to establish an AI Force and appoint an artificial intelligence czar as his administration faces broader political debate over AI and technological advances.
No official appointee has been named. Former AI and crypto czar David Sacks is among the names mentioned by observers, while Trump has ruled out Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent.
The administration is also facing attention over a possible change in terminology from “artificial intelligence” to “super intelligence.” No formal rename has been confirmed.
Prediction-market contracts price the chance of a rename by Sept. 30 at 19.5%. A contract tied to Dec. 31 carries a 58.5% probability.
Market participants are watching for formal White House announcements, executive orders or federal guidance that could clarify the administration’s plans. Office of Management and Budget guidance or adoption of the proposed terminology by the State Department are among the possible indicators being watched.
The Sept. 30 contract provides the next near-term deadline for the terminology question.
