President Donald Trump announced Sunday the creation of an artificial intelligence task force, naming National Intelligence Director Jay Clayton to lead it.
Other members of the group include Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew Ferguson and Undersecretary of Defense for Research and Engineering Emil Michael. The task force, Trump said, will report to him and White House chief of staff Susie Wiles.
“Following the historic White House Super Intelligence Accord, where the world’s most important technology companies came together and affirmed their responsibilities to the American people, I am announcing the formation of the Super Intelligence Force,” Trump wrote on Truth Social.
Trump met with tech executives on Tuesday, including Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, Tesla CEO Elon Musk and Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg. Clayton was also present at the meeting. The summit came after AI leaders issued existential warnings about the technology, which Trump largely downplayed.
Tech leaders have called on Washington to regulate the industry, something it has said it would not do. Last week, after the summit, Trump said the leaders had reached what appeared to be a nonbinding “tremendous self-regulation” agreement.
“The Super Intelligence Force will coordinate the federal government’s engagement with consumers, public interest groups, religious organizations, critical infrastructure providers, and super intelligence firms,” Trump added in his Truth Social article on Sunday.
NBC News reported Friday that Trump is expected to nominate Clayton as AI czar. Before becoming Director of National Intelligence, Clayton was the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York and Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Venture capitalist David Sacks was the AI czar, before having to resign when his term as a special government employee expired.
Trump announced last month that he would create an AI task force as the issue has become a flashpoint in Washington and beyond, with some lawmakers calling for a laissez-faire approach, while others have argued for action. Some politicians seen as 2028 hopefuls, like Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom of California, have sought to regulate the technology at the state level.
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