Trump unveils 'Super Intelligence Force' to oversee AI policy
The president named his national intelligence chief as the taskforce's head as worries over AI grow.
President Donald Trump has established a new task force dedicated to artificial intelligence, to be known as the Super Intelligence Force. This force will be overseen by Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton, alongside FTC Chair Andrew Ferguson and Undersecretary of Defense for Research and Engineering Emil Michael. The task force aims to ensure the US maintains its technological leadership and will collaborate with various entities such as consumers, public interest groups, religious organizations, critical infrastructure providers, and AI companies.
The formation of the Super Intelligence Force follows pressure from prominent industry figures, including OpenAI and Anthropic executives, who advocated for tighter regulation. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman argued that despite the technology's risks, its benefits justify accepting some of those risks, emphasizing the need for public access to AI.
Trump's administration previously dismissed calls for stronger oversight, leaving AI regulation to the companies themselves. The task force's announcement comes after Trump signed an executive order renaming AI as "super intelligence," a move that some experts question due to potential confusion. Elon Musk, who plans to rename his company's AI platform as SpaceXSI, has already adopted the new term.
Written by urgent.news from BBC News's reporting — not their text. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.
