Jay Clayton: US in Talks With 20-25 AI Companies

The significance lies less in the number than in the dual portfolio: the same official overseeing intelligence is running AI policy, which suggests these conversations sit at the intersection of national security and commercial capability rather than ordinary industrial policy. The affected parties are the unnamed companies themselves, who face an opaque process with no disclosed terms or timeline. Whether the talks produce anything concrete, and whether the roster is ever made public, is the open question.