Trump Announces Super Intelligence Force to Centralise AI Oversight

Mon Oct 05 2026 10:27:54 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

US President Donald Trump has created a new taskforce, the Super Intelligence Force, to coordinate AI policy and oversight across federal agencies.

The Trump administration has unveiled the Super Intelligence Force, a new taskforce headed by Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton, to steer the United States toward a leadership position in artificial intelligence. The force will engage consumers, industry groups, religious organisations, critical‑infrastructure providers and AI companies, reporting directly to the President and White House Chief of Staff. It follows a September executive order that renamed AI as ‘Super Intelligence’ and earlier agreements with top tech firms to self‑regulate, sparking debate about the efficacy of such rebranding. The move comes amid heightened scrutiny of AI safety, with OpenAI leader Sam Altman stressing the need for access to the technology while addressing risks. Critics argue the taskforce may be an insufficient response to calls for stronger regulatory oversight.

Trump Announces Super Intelligence Force to Centralise AI Oversight

The United States has a new body to steer its artificial‑intelligence future. President Donald Trump unveiled the Super Intelligence Force on Sunday, naming the agency’s head as Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton.

The taskforce’s mandate is to keep the US at the forefront of AI technology and to manage the government’s engagement with a wide range of stakeholders. “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,” Trump posted on his campaign page.

The announcement follows a September executive order in which President Trump renamed the term “artificial intelligence” to “Super Intelligence” – a move he said made the concept cleaner and more accurate. The order also instructed federal agencies to use the new terminology in all communications.

In addition to Clayton, the force will include Federal Trade Commission Chair Andrew Ferguson, Pentagon Undersecretary for Research and Engineering Emil Michael and Bureau of Personnel management director Scott Kupor. It will report directly to the President and to White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles.

Earlier this month, open‑source AI developer Sam Altman said the benefits of AI justify tolerating certain risks, insisting that the technology should remain open to the public. Meanwhile, former OpenAI Safety Systems lead David Robinson warned that the firm’s safety culture is “broken” after a rapid‑fire development cycle.

Industry voices have pushed for stronger oversight. Trump said he would set up a board to monitor AI safety after signing the so‑called “morally binding” regulation pact with executives from OpenAI, Anthropic, SpaceX and Google. Critics argue that the rebranding of AI as Super Intelligence could blur distinctions between current and future systems and that a taskforce alone may not suffice to address safety and ethical concerns.

The launch of the Super Intelligence Force reflects a broader push to bring AI development under tighter government scrutiny while preserving innovation. Whether the new body will prove effective in balancing opportunity with risk remains to be seen.