According to CoinMeta, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has become the main candidate for the next head of artificial intelligence in the Trump administration. On September 19, Trump announced plans to appoint a new AI head and to create a new “AI force.” In addition to his traditional responsibilities for financial and economic policies at the Treasury Department, Bessent has become more actively involved in the government’s AI discussions and has communicated with Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng regarding the establishment of formal Sino-US artificial intelligence dialogues. Bessent stated that appointing AI as the head can help provide “context, shape, and outline” for the issues raised by artificial intelligence.