The task force follows the administration’s decision to adopt “Super Intelligence” as its official terminology for artificial intelligence across the executive branch. Trump signed an executive order directing federal agencies to use “Super Intelligence” and “SI” instead of “Artificial Intelligence” and “AI” in official communications and other non-statutory documents.
“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,” Trump wrote on Truth Social.
The announcement comes after Trump met with technology executives including Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, Tesla CEO Elon Musk and Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg. Clayton also attended the meeting, where companies reached what Trump described afterward as an agreement involving “tremendous self-regulation.”
The gathering followed warnings from AI executives about potentially severe risks associated with increasingly capable systems. Trump has largely rejected those concerns while also resisting calls for broader federal regulation of the industry.
The administration is instead putting the new task force at the center of its response. Trump said it will coordinate federal engagement with consumers, public-interest organizations, religious groups, critical-infrastructure providers and companies developing advanced AI systems.
The group will also produce a report examining AI’s potential benefits and dangers within 120 days, according to the task force plans described in the accompanying reporting. Its charter calls for developing responses to threats enabled by the technology while avoiding regulation that could restrict competition or innovation.
Clayton has argued that the United States should continue advancing AI rather than retreat as other countries develop the technology. Discussing the task force, he identified the possibility of the U.S. falling behind as one of the risks the government must consider.
Trump had previously said he planned to establish an AI-focused group and appoint a government AI czar. Venture capitalist David Sacks previously held that role before his term as a special government employee ended.
The Super Intelligence Force gives that effort a formal structure as Washington continues debating how aggressively government should intervene in AI development. Some lawmakers have favored a lighter regulatory approach, while others have pushed for additional safeguards, including measures being pursued at the state level.
This analysis is based on reporting from NBC News.
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