President Trump named National Intelligence Director Jay Clayton to lead a federal task force coordinating the government’s engagement with AI companies and other stakeholders.
President Donald Trump on October 4 named Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton to lead a new federal task force on artificial intelligence, which the administration calls the “Super Intelligence Force.” The group is intended to coordinate the federal government’s engagement with AI and related stakeholders. Trump said it would reach out to consumers, public-interest groups, religious organizations, critical-infrastructure providers and AI companies.
The leadership also includes 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 to Trump and White House chief of staff Susie Wiles. The appointments bring officials associated with intelligence, consumer oversight, defense technology and federal personnel into a single coordinating group, though the announcement did not spell out specific powers, deliverables or a regulatory process.
The move follows a White House meeting with technology executives the previous week, after which Trump said companies had signed a voluntary accord to self-police AI development. The task force announcement is a separate step: it sets out a government coordination structure, but does not itself establish binding safety rules or change existing law. Trump described its mission as helping the United States lead in “super intelligence” while protecting Americans’ interests.
For AI companies and organizations deploying the technology, the group’s significance will depend on what coordination means in practice—whether it produces guidance, convenes stakeholders, or informs future government action. The administration has not yet detailed how the task force will handle competing priorities such as accelerating adoption, addressing safety concerns and protecting critical infrastructure. Its composition points to a cross-government approach, but its remit and concrete next steps remain unspecified.