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Trump Launches Super Intelligence Force to Lead AI Efforts
Confirmed
In Short: The task force, led by Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton, aims to ensure America's dominance in super intelligence technology, a term Trump directed the federal government to use instead of artificial intelligence.
President Trump announced the formation of the Super Intelligence Force (SIF) on Sunday, following a meeting with leaders of the country's largest artificial intelligence companies last week.
According to a copy of the White House Accord on Super Intelligence shared by the president on Truth Social, tech companies committed to implementing four layers of controls and audits to ensure AI models act as intended.
The task force will engage with consumers, public interest groups, religious organizations, critical infrastructure providers, and super intelligence companies.
Clayton, who will chair the SIF, expressed confidence in the group's diverse skill sets and common commitment, emphasizing the need for mechanisms to address risks from adversaries.
The White House Accord on Super Intelligence, signed by tech executives, includes internal evaluations, audits by an external firm, and reviews by each company's board of directors.
Clayton told The Wall Street Journal that global dominance in AI makes the U.S. more equipped to address risks from adversaries, echoing the president’s support for the technology's continued growth.
The task force will work alongside federal agencies to promote AI dominance while protecting American lives and interests.
Some experts, like Nanyang Technological University's Jose Miguelito Enriquez, view the pact as an emerging consensus, while others, like University of Sydney's Kimberlee Weatherall, find it deeply unimpressive and lacking in accountability measures.
Despite calls for tighter regulations, Trump's approach emphasizes an anti-regulatory stance, citing the need to outpace Chinese counterparts.
The task force's objectives and mechanisms for regulation remain unclear, with the White House not immediately responding to ABC News' request for more information.
Background
President Donald Trump signed an executive order directing the use of 'Super Intelligence' and 'SI' in place of 'Artificial Intelligence' and 'AI' in government documents.
What's confirmed
- "Following the Historic White House Accord on Super Intelligence, where the World's most important Technology Companies came together, and confirmed their responsibilities to the American People, I am announcing the formation of the Super Intelligence Force (SIF)," the president wrote in a post on Truth Social.
- Mr. Trump said the task force will coordinate with the federal government to "ensure that America continues to lead the World in Super Intelligence," the term which he directed the federal government to use instead of artificial intelligence.
- October 4, 2026 / 9:25 AM EDT / CBS News Washington — President Trump announced Sunday the formation of a "Super Intelligence Force," after meeting with leaders of the country's largest artificial intelligence companies last week amid growing calls for guardrails on the technology.
- Trump said the technology "is bigger than the Industrial Revolution, and the Internet" and would "protect the interests, and improve the lives, of all Americans."
- Trump writes that the Super Intelligence Force will "coordinate the Federal Government's engagement with Consumers, Public Interest Groups, Religious Organizations, Critical Infrastructure Providers, and Super Intelligence Companies.” President Trump announced on Sunday the creation of the Super Intelligence Force.
- The Wall Street Journal reports that Clayton will chair the Super Intelligence Force, effectively making him the new AI/SI czar, with Federal Trade Commission Chair Andrew Ferguson, Undersecretary of War for Research and Engineering Emil Michael, and Office of Personnel Management Director Scott Kupor serving as vice chairs.
What's still developing
- Fox News anchor and White House correspondent Aishah Hasnie reports on President Donald Trump’s executive order renaming artificial intelligence ‘Super Intelligence’ following a summit with top technology leaders on ‘Special Report.’ President Donald Trump announced Sunday the creation of a new federal "Super Intelligence Force" tasked with coordinating the government’s efforts to keep the United States at the forefront of rapidly developing artificial intelligence technology.
- "When they signed that, it meant a lot."
- Since then, Trump signed an executive order seeking to rebrand AI as “super intelligence,” a term seemingly embraced, with some stumbles, by the tech executives who gathered at the White House this week to sign a non-binding safety pledge. (The pledge included an impressive typo.) So it’s only natural that Trump’s new task force is named in accordance with this new branding.
- “Not being first increases the identified, and unidentified, risks, particularly from our adversaries. Being first will better enable us to address those risks on behalf of the American people."
- The announcement followed what Trump called the Historic White House Accord on Super Intelligence, a gathering where major technology companies acknowledged their obligations to American citizens.
- The “Super Intelligence Force” will be helmed by Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton, who has been named AI Czar.
- Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton will head the Super Intelligence Force, a selection that aligns with previous reports indicating he was the likely choice for an AI oversight position.
- Sunday's formal announcement comes after the president met with top tech CEOs at the White House last week, where he said he and six companies signed a "constitution" establishing standards on how to self-police their technology.
- Clayton said of the AI task force, "I expect there will be mechanisms developed in dialogue, just like there are in other industries."
- "We’re going to be signing a document today at about 5 o’clock, renaming artificial intelligence, because it’s not artificial, we all agree on that," Trump said, "we're going to be renaming it super intelligence."
- Trump's full embrace of the use of artificial intelligence comes as Democrats have called for a halt to further developing the technology over fears it will put Americans out of work or at a disadvantage.
- White House officials have stressed the importance of AI pushing ahead despite those concerns, explaining that American technologists must lead the AI boom to prevent China or other rivals from dominating the space.