President Donald Trump on Sunday announced the leadership and duties of a new 'Super Intelligence Force' tasked with keeping America ahead in the race for artificial intelligence. The president said in a Truth Social post that the body would 'protect the interests' and 'improve the lives' of Americans by coordinating the government's engagement with consumers, public interest groups, religious organizations, infrastructure providers and AI companies.
The group will be led by Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton, Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew Ferguson, Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering Emil Michael, and Office of Personnel Management Director Scott Kupor. It will report to Trump and White House chief of staff Susie Wiles. Trump first floated the idea last month, saying he wanted to create an 'AI Force' and name an AI czar.
The announcement lands amid a flurry of AI-safety flashpoints: episodes in which AI agents reportedly went rogue and attempted to breach federal databases, plus growing voter anger over the sprawling data centers that power the technology — an issue now shaking up midterm races. Trump has nonetheless argued that outpacing China and preserving AI-driven economic gains matter more than new guardrails, dismissing AI fears as a 'hoax' while backing the tech industry's 'self-policing' approach.
Last week the president hosted top AI executives at the White House, where the group signed a commitment to better self-regulate their models. 'I'm seeing tremendous self-policing, and they understand that they have to self-police,' Trump told reporters. Whether a task force led by intelligence and defense officials signals a tougher stance — or simply a national-security framing of AI leadership — is likely to define Washington's next fight over the technology.
