Trump taps Jay Clayton to lead 'Super Intelligence Force'

Trump announced the task force on Sunday via a social media post, framing it around a term he has used to rebrand AI: 'super intelligence.' In his post, Trump said the effort is meant to ensure America continues to lead the world in this area, which he described as bigger than the Industrial Revolution and the Internet. The announcement follows Trump's White House meeting last week with top AI company executives, after which he said they had signed a voluntary accord to effectively self-police the technology's development. The task force's membership includes FTC Chairman Andrew Ferguson, Pentagon CTO Emil Michael, and OPM Director Scott Kupor, and it will report to Trump and chief of staff Susie Wiles. It is also slated to reach out to consumers, public interest groups, religious organizations, critical infrastructure providers, and AI companies. How the voluntary accord and the task force's coordination role will interact is not spelled out in the announcement, so the practical effect may hinge on whether the outreach leads to concrete federal actions or remains advisory in nature.