Trump’s potential AI czar, Jay Clayton, helped pioneer the SEC’s crypto crackdown
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Jay Clayton, former SEC chairman eyed as Trump’s AI czar, previously led the agency’s aggressive crypto crackdown, targeting unregistered tokens, imposing fines and demanding disclosures that reshaped digital‑asset markets. His reputation for strict enforcement and skepticism toward nascent technologies could steer U.S. AI policy toward heightened regulatory scrutiny, potentially slowing innovation while aiming to protect consumers.
The former SEC chairman who may be tapped to oversee the Trump administration's AI work has a potentially divisive history as a watchdog of tech innovation.