Perspective: A new kind of White House press secretary

With the White House press secretary job still left unfilled, maybe an AI assistant might be the answer?

<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/1024x682+0+0/resize/1024x682!/quality/85/format/webp/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F2d%2F60%2Fa9d434ea40a7ae36a18406a56821%2Fap26313796894744.jpg' alt='Dana White, UFC president and CEO, speaks in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House Monday, Nov. 9, 2026, in Washington.'/><p>With the White House press secretary job still left unfilled, maybe an AI assistant might be the answer?</p><p>(Image credit: Alex Brandon)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=nx-s1-6028743' />