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Trump launching 'Super Intelligence Force' to ensure American dominance

2:17 PM ETConfirmed

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In Short: President Trump announced the formation of the Super Intelligence Force (SIF) on Sunday, following a meeting with leaders of major artificial intelligence companies at the White House.

The SIF will coordinate the federal government's efforts to maintain American dominance in super intelligence technology, a term Trump has directed the government to use instead of artificial intelligence.

According to Trump, the SIF will engage with consumers, public interest groups, religious organizations, critical infrastructure providers, and super intelligence companies.

Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton will lead the SIF, with Vice Chairs including Federal Trade Commission Chair Andrew Ferguson, Undersecretary of War for Research and Engineering Emil Michael, and Office of Personnel Management Director Scott Kupor.

The White House Accord on Super Intelligence, signed by tech executives, commits companies to four layers of controls and audits to ensure their AI models act as intended.

The SIF will work to promote AI dominance while also protecting American lives and interests, according to Trump.

The White House did not immediately respond to ABC News' request for more information about the task force's objectives.

The term 'Super Intelligence' was first introduced by Trump in an executive order signed in September.

Background

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

• According to a copy of the one-page accord that the president shared on Truth Social, the tech companies committed to "four layers of controls and audits" to ensure the AI models are acting as intended, including internal evaluations, audits by an external firm and reviews by each company's board of directors.
• 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.
• "I think it's a significant positive step that the leaders of every major American lab have committed to implementing robust internal controls and multiple layers of audits and reviews," Zuckerberg wrote.
• TRUMP REBRANDS AI, REJECTS 'GLOBALIST SCHEME' TO CONTROL TECH Last week, Trump officially renamed artificial intelligence to "Super Intelligence" across the executive branch, following a high-level summit with top tech leaders at the White House.
• "When they signed that, it meant a lot."
• President Donald Trump announced Sunday that Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton will lead the newly established “Super Intelligence Force,” which will govern the United States’s approach to artificial intelligence regulation.
• Clayton’s approach reflects that of the Trump administration, which has largely emphasized an anti-regulatory approach to AI policy, often citing a need to ensure American companies outpace their Chinese counterparts.
• As promised, President Donald Trump has announced the formation of a new Super Intelligence Force, which he said will be led by national intelligence director Jay Clayton and other members of his administration.
• 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.
• 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, who is expected to serve as the White House's new AI czar, told The Wall Street Journal in an interview published Saturday 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 risk of not being first is high," Clayton told The Wall Street Journal.

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