Trump names national intelligence director Jay Clayton to lead a new federal AI task force
U.S. President Donald Trump has appointed Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton to lead a new federal task force focused on artificial intelligence. The group, dubbed the 'Super Intelligence Force,' aims to coordinate national efforts to maintain U.S. leadership in AI development.
Why it matters
This initiative signals a shift toward centralized federal oversight and strategic prioritization of AI as a critical national security and economic asset.
U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday (October 4, 2026) tapped Jay Clayton, his director of national intelligence, to lead a new government task force on artificial intelligence.
Trump is calling it the “Super Intelligence Force,” because he has tried to rebrand AI as “super intelligence.” The announcement comes after Trump hosted top executives of AI companies at the White House last week and said they had signed a voluntary accord that would effectively self-police the development of the technology.
The task force will coordinate the federal effort "to ensure that America continues to lead the World in Super Intelligence, which many say is bigger than the Industrial Revolution, and the Internet, and will protect the interests, and improve the lives, of all Americans,” Trump in a post on social media Sunday.
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