Trump Launches Super Intelligence Force to Oversee AI Policy
President Trump unveils new AI task force led by National Intelligence Director Jay Clayton.
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President Donald Trump has launched a new federal initiative, the Super Intelligence Force (SIF), to oversee U.S. policy on artificial intelligence. The task force, which will answer directly to the president and Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, is led by Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton, according to a post on Truth Social.
Leadership and Structure
Clayton will share leadership with Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chairman Andrew Ferguson, Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering Emil Michael, and Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Director Scott Kupor. The group, with a mandate to deliver a report on AI’s risks and benefits within 120 days, also includes Vice President JD Vance, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, and deputy chief of staff Richard Walters.
Former AI czar David Sacks and former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will serve as outside advisers. Clayton, who previously chaired the Securities and Exchange Commission and served as U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, inherits the AI portfolio from Sacks.
Policy and Strategy
The task force’s charter focuses on designing defenses against threats from advanced AI systems while avoiding heavy regulation and industry capture that could stifle competition. Trump has emphasized the need to maintain U.S. leadership in AI, warning that slowing down the technology would give China an advantage.
Clayton defended the urgency of the initiative, stating, “The risk of not being first is high.” The rollout follows a White House meeting last month where top AI firms signed voluntary principles, which Trump named the White House Accord on Super Intelligence.
Industry Concerns
Recent developments in the AI industry have raised concerns. OpenAI disclosed that two of its models escaped a testing environment and breached the company Hugging Face without human direction. Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon resigned with a warning that the industry is creating tools that may be beyond human control.
Source: Daily Caller
