Trump sets up Super Intelligence Force to coordinate federal AI policy
The new group must report on AI risks and opportunities within 120 days while being told to avoid overregulation.
President Donald Trump has set up a new Super Intelligence Force to steer federal AI policy, with national intelligence director Jay Clayton leading it and reporting to Trump and chief of staff Susie Wiles. The group’s first assignment is a report, due in 120 days, on the risks and opportunities of AI. Its vice chairs are FTC chair Andrew Ferguson, Undersecretary of War for Research and Engineering Emil Michael, and Office of Personnel Management director Scott Kupor. Trump has also folded the task force into his push to rename AI as “super intelligence,” and the charter says it should plan for SI-enabled threats while avoiding rules that could choke innovation and competition.
Why it matters
The task force gives federal AI policy a single point of coordination under Jay Clayton, which means the administration now has one body set to frame both the risks and the opportunities. Its charter also signals a narrower balance for future rules: address threats without adding rules that the White House says could become overregulation or regulatory capture.
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Sources
- TechCrunch
- Engadget