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American attorney (born 1966)
Walter Joseph "Jay" Clayton III is an American attorney who has served as the 9th director of national intelligence since 2026. Clayton has additionally served as the White House AI czar since 2026. He served as the United States attorney for the Southern District of New York from 2025 to 2026 and as the chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission from 2017 to 2020.
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The possible selection comes amid increasing calls for the government to intervene in the rapidly developing technology.
Clayton’s selection comes after a groundswell of concern about the consequences of rapid AI development.