President Donald Trump announced on September 19, 2026, that his administration would create an AI Force and appoint a new White House artificial intelligence czar, while ruling out Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent for the position. Trump said Bessent did not want the job and was doing a strong job at Treasury, rejecting reports that he was being considered. Trump proposed calling the role the "Super Intelligence (SI) Czar" and compared the AI Force with the U.S. Space Force, but did not disclose its structure, budget, staffing, authority, timetable or permanent location. He also said AI could eventually represent as much as 25% of U.S. GDP without providing a timeframe or methodology, making the figure a personal projection rather than an official government forecast. The initiative would supplement America’s AI Action Plan, although its relationship with existing agencies remains unresolved. Bessent has been a prominent administration voice on AI competitiveness and cybersecurity, including support for a U.S.-China AI notification framework before Trump’s meeting with President Xi Jinping. He also accused Chinese companies in July of allegedly stealing proprietary data from U.S. AI models. Venture capitalist David Sacks previously held a similar AI and crypto czar post before leaving the White House, while senior adviser Sriram Krishnan departed in June.