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Donald Trump forms federal artificial intelligence task force

President Donald Trump has created a task force called the Super Intelligence Force to oversee federal artificial intelligence policy and maintain United States leadership in the sector.

FTMQ News, written by our newsroom4 October 2026 at 18:030 views

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President Donald Trump announced on Sunday the creation of a federal artificial intelligence task force named the Super Intelligence Force. Reports from CBS News, TechCrunch, Fortune, and The Hill confirm that Trump named National Intelligence Director Jay Clayton to lead the new initiative. [1][3][4][6]

The task force will coordinate federal government efforts to ensure American dominance in technology development. According to TechCrunch and Fortune, Trump stated that the group will reach out to consumers, public interest groups, religious organizations, critical infrastructure providers, and artificial intelligence companies. [2][3][4]

CBS News, Fortune, and SecurityWeek reported that the decision follows a meeting last week at the White House between Trump and leaders of major artificial intelligence firms. Fortune reported that the executives signed a voluntary accord to self-police the development of the technology. [1][4][7]

According to Cointelegraph, Clayton will report directly to the president and Chief of Staff Susie Wiles as head of the new task force. [5]

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In short

President Donald Trump created a new task force called the Super Intelligence Force.
National Intelligence Director Jay Clayton was named to lead the federal initiative.
The announcement follows a White House meeting with leaders of major artificial intelligence companies.
Jay Clayton will report to President Trump and Chief of Staff Susie Wiles.

Sources

Every paragraph above points to the numbered items it rests on. Read the originals here.

[1]Trump announces formation of AI "Super Intelligence Force"cbsnews.com, 6h ago (the report this story comes from)
[2]Trump announces an AI czar for his newly created 'Super Intelligence Force'Engadget, 6h ago
[3]Trump unveils his new Super Intelligence ForceTechCrunch, 8h ago
[4]Trump names national intelligence director Jay Clayton to lead new ‘Super Intelligence Force’ on AIFortune, 9h ago
[5]Trump taps intel chief Jay Clayton to lead new Super Intelligence ForceCointelegraph, 9h ago
[6]Trump announces 'Super Intelligence Force' led by DNI Jay ClaytonThe Hill, 9h ago
[7]Trump Names National Intelligence Director Jay Clayton to Lead a New Federal AI Task ForceSecurityWeek, 8h ago
[8]Trump launching 'Super Intelligence Force' to ensure American dominanceFox News, 10h ago
[9]Trump launches ‘Super Intelligence Force’ after calls for AI slowdownThe Washington Post, 7h ago
[10]Trump announces 'Super Intelligence Force' to coordinate US AI policyAnadolu Ajansı, 8h ago

Background

[11]Super Force on Wikipedia
[12]Timeline of the second Trump presidency (2025 Q1) on Wikipedia

Our newsroom writes these reports with the help of software, from the 12 sources listed and nothing else, and checks them against those sources. Facts can still be wrong or move on; the originals are the record. Spotted a mistake? Write to daniel@monsterkong.com.

Earlier reports of ours on the same people and subjects.

Donald Trump to appoint Jay Clayton as artificial intelligence czarBusiness & Finance, 23h ago
China aligned TA419 group targets US AI policy experts in phishing campaignCybersecurity, 15h ago
Sam Altman Warns Against Treating Artificial Intelligence Models as Religious ForceAI, 1d ago

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