Spy chief Jay Clayton, the Trump loyalist tech bosses trust on AI

Jay Clayton, Donald Trump’s pick for AI czar, is the nation’s top spy, and a rare figure trusted by both the president and the tech bosses determined to keep the AI boom roaring.

The 60-year-old lawyer, who will keep his post as director of national intelligence, is unlikely to question the central place of artificial intelligence in the US economy, even as opposition to the technology grows among American voters.

“Jay Clayton is a golden asset for the administration because he’s so well respected by tech leaders as well as many in the government,” said Dan Ives of Yorkville Ives & Co, an investment company.