Trump forms Super Intelligence Force for federal AI coordination
President Donald Trump has announced the creation of a federal Super Intelligence Force, assigning national intelligence director Jay Clayton to lead the body. The task force has reportedly been given 120 days to produce a report on the risks and opportunities presented by artificial intelligence, which the administration has begun calling “super intelligence.”
Trump said the group will coordinate the federal government’s effort to ensure that the United States remains a global leader in the technology. In a Truth Social post, he described super intelligence as a development that many consider larger than the Industrial Revolution and the internet, and said the initiative would protect US interests and improve Americans’ lives.
Clayton chairs the new task force
The Wall Street Journal reported that Clayton will chair the Super Intelligence Force, effectively placing him in the role of AI or SI czar. Federal Trade Commission Chair Andrew Ferguson, Undersecretary of War for Research and Engineering Emil Michael, and Office of Personnel Management Director Scott Kupor are expected to serve as vice chairs.
Clayton has argued that the United States should not step back from AI while countries including China continue to advance. In comments to the Journal, he said that one of the biggest risks was “not being first.”
New branding, safety pledge and regulatory remit
The announcement follows Trump’s earlier pledge to establish an AI Force and appoint an AI czar amid a debate over AI safety. He later signed an executive order intended to rebrand AI as “super intelligence,” terminology that was also used by technology executives attending a White House event to sign a non-binding safety pledge.
The reported charter directs the task force to develop plans for responding to threats enabled by super intelligence. At the same time, it says the group should prevent overregulation and regulatory capture that could stifle innovation and competition.
What the 120-day review means for organisations
The force combines national-intelligence, competition-policy, defence-research and federal-workforce leadership around a single AI policy exercise. Its remit therefore spans both security concerns and the conditions under which companies develop and deploy AI systems.
Businesses using or building AI should monitor the resulting report for its treatment of AI-enabled threats, competition and federal policy. The practical implication is to keep governance, security and deployment documentation current while the administration defines its next steps.