US-CHINA Economic War: Trump Creates ‘Super Intelligence Force’ to Coordinate US AI Policy
National Intelligence Director Jay Clayton named to lead new federal task force
Reloaded News International Desk
US President Donald Trump has created a new “Super Intelligence Force” to coordinate the federal government’s approach to artificial intelligence and keep the United States at the forefront of the rapidly developing technology.
Trump appointed National Intelligence Director Jay Clayton to lead the new task force, which is expected to bring together previously fragmented efforts across the US government and develop a more coordinated approach to AI policy.
The initiative comes as the Trump administration faces competing demands to accelerate AI development while addressing growing concerns about safety, cybersecurity, national security and the wider social impact of increasingly powerful AI systems.
According to the administration, the task force will engage with consumers, public-interest organisations, religious groups, critical infrastructure providers, technology companies and other stakeholders.
Clayton has been given 120 days to produce a report assessing the opportunities and risks associated with AI and recommending what role the federal government should play.
Other senior officials involved in the initiative include Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew Ferguson, Pentagon Chief Technology Officer Emil Michael and Office of Personnel Management Director Scott Kupor.
The task force will report directly to Trump and White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles.
The creation of the force follows Trump’s September 29 executive order directing federal agencies to replace the terms “Artificial Intelligence” and “AI” with “Super Intelligence” and “SI” in executive-branch communications, policy documents, websites and other non-statutory materials.
The order defines “Super Intelligence” for federal purposes as technologies and systems covered by the existing statutory definition of artificial intelligence, while directing the administration to develop a proposed federal definition within 60 days.
The latest move also follows a White House meeting with executives from major AI companies, including OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Meta, Nvidia and SpaceXAI.
At that meeting, the companies signed a voluntary agreement committing themselves to multiple layers of internal controls and external audits aimed at improving the safety of frontier AI systems. The agreement includes internal evaluations, independent external audits and board-level oversight.
The Trump administration has generally favoured industry-led safeguards rather than imposing broad new regulatory restrictions, arguing that excessive regulation could slow American innovation and weaken the country’s competitive position, particularly against China.
The new task force therefore represents an attempt to bring greater coordination to the administration’s AI strategy while maintaining its emphasis on technological leadership and innovation.
Trump has described the emerging technology as potentially more consequential than the Industrial Revolution and the internet, and has made maintaining US leadership in the field a major policy objective.
The 120-day review is expected to provide the administration with a broader framework for deciding how Washington should respond to the opportunities and risks created by increasingly capable AI systems.
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