Trump launches "Super Intelligence Force" that has nothing to do with actual superintelligence
Trump's 'Super Intelligence Force' isn't about AGI—it's a federal AI coordination task force reporting to the president, led by Jay Clayton, bridging government, industry, and critical infrastructure.
Why it matters
A new interagency AI coordination unit is now operational at the executive level, directly under presidential authority. For enterprise practitioners and policy-watchers, this signals formalized government involvement in AI governance and potential influence on regulatory direction, procurement, and critical-infrastructure AI deployments.
The key facts
8 to knowLed by Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton
Reports directly to the president
Coordinates with AI companies, critical infrastructure operators, and interest groups
Established as executive task force (not a lab pursuing superintelligence)
Published October 4, 2026
Coordinates with AI companies and critical infrastructure operators
Task force established October 2026
Term 'superintelligence' used colloquially for AI, not technical AGI capability
The story so far
Earlier coverage of this storyline
- Elon Musk, SpaceXAI subpoenaed by NYC in AI safety investigationCNBC Technology
- Pope Leo criticises Nvidia’s Jensen Huang over AI safetyFinancial Times Technology
- Trump’s Crazy AI Rebrand Was a Loyalty Test for Tech Execs—and It WorkedWired AI
- These AI Experts Want to Do High-Stakes Research Out in the OpenWired AI
- Trump unveils his new Super Intelligence ForceTechCrunch AI
- This story
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Publisher excerpt: Donald Trump has established a "Super Intelligence Force." "Superintelligence" is his term for artificial intelligence. The unit is led by Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton and other government officials, coordinates with AI companies, critical infrastructure operators, and interest…