Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is emerging as a frontrunner for President Donald Trump’s new “AI czar” position, three sources familiar with the matter told Semafor.Bessent has long played a central role in the Trump administration’s AI policy, and this week he’s already held a critical early dialogue with Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, ahead of Trump’s meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping.Bessent and He discussed a potential US-China “notificatio...