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White House AI task force led by Jay Clayton

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President Donald Trump appointed Jay Clayton, described in the reports as the head of U.S. intelligence services, to lead a White House artificial-intelligence task force. Clayton was to report to the White House within 120 days on AI’s risks and opportunities. The task force is to examine how to avoid regulation that could impede innovation. One report said Clayton and Trump wanted AI companies to continue developing quickly, citing the risk of not being first.