Trump unveils his new Super Intelligence Force
TechCrunch Anthony Ha ● Covered by 4 sources
Trump says he’s creating a new Super Intelligence Force to run AI policy. It’s another sign he’s ditching “AI” for “super intelligence” and putting loyalists in charge.
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President Donald Trump says he’s setting up a new Super Intelligence Force to coordinate the federal government’s work on what he now calls “super intelligence.” In a Sunday morning post on Truth Social, he said the group will be led by national intelligence director Jay Clayton and other members of his administration.
The naming is not subtle. Trump has spent months recasting AI as “super intelligence,” after brushing off the AI safety debate as a hoax and promising in September to form an AI Force and appoint an AI czar. He also signed an executive order pushing that rebrand, and the White House this week hosted tech executives who signed a non-binding safety pledge while trying to adopt the new terminology.
According to the Wall Street Journal, Clayton will chair the force, with Federal Trade Commission Chair Andrew Ferguson, Undersecretary of War for Research and Engineering Emil Michael, and Office of Personnel Management Director Scott Kupor serving as vice chairs. That makes Clayton the closest thing to an AI, or SI, czar in the setup Trump described.
The group reportedly has 120 days to produce a report on the risks and opportunities of AI. Clayton has already argued that the United States would be wrong to “back away” while China advances, and he told the Journal that one of the biggest risks is not being first.
The force’s charter reportedly calls for plans to respond to “SI-enabled threats to our society” while avoiding overregulation and regulatory capture that could “stifle innovation and competition.” That’s a familiar Trump-era blend: big promises, sharp branding, and a warning shot at the regulators before the work has even started.
My take — AI-written commentary, not fact-checked reporting
This is less a tech plan than a branding exercise with a government seal. “Super intelligence” sounds grand until you realize it’s mostly AI with a hat on. The real tell is the anti-regulation language baked into the charter; the administration isn’t trying to solve the debate, it’s trying to declare victory over it.
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