Trump names national intelligence director Jay Clayton to lead new 'Super Intelligence Force' on AI
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Trump put Jay Clayton in charge of a new AI task force. It’s meant to steer federal policy as he brands AI “super intelligence.”
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President Donald Trump on Sunday named Jay Clayton, his director of national intelligence, to lead a new government task force on artificial intelligence. Trump is giving it a grander label too: the “Super Intelligence Force.”
The move follows a White House meeting last week with top executives from AI companies. After that gathering, Trump said the companies had signed a voluntary accord that would amount to self-policing for the tech.
In a post on social media Sunday, Trump said the task force would coordinate the federal effort “to ensure that America continues to lead the World in Super Intelligence,” which he said many view as bigger than the Industrial Revolution and the Internet. He also said it would be aimed at protecting the interests and improving the lives of Americans.
The group is supposed to reach out beyond industry. Trump said it will speak with consumers, public interest groups, religious organizations, critical infrastructure providers and AI companies.
Clayton won’t be doing it alone. The task force also includes Federal Trade Commission chairman Andrew Ferguson, Emil Michael, the Pentagon’s chief technology officer, and Scott Kupor, the director of the Office of Personnel Management. The group will report to Trump and his chief of staff, Susie Wiles.
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This is classic Washington AI theater: rename the thing, form a task force, declare victory before the wiring is even done. The interesting part is the mix of regulators, Pentagon tech, and personnel management — that says the government sees AI less as a gadget and more as something that will seep into every boring corner of the state.
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