Trump announces members of ‘Super Intelligence Force’ to coordinate AI policy

Key Points:

• President Donald Trump announced the creation of an artificial intelligence task force, appointing National Intelligence Director Jay Clayton to lead the group, which will report to Trump and White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles.
• The task force includes Federal Trade Commission Chair Andrew Ferguson and Undersecretary of Defense for Research and Engineering Emil Michael, aiming to coordinate federal engagement with various stakeholders including consumers and tech companies.
• Trump held a summit with prominent tech leaders such as Elon Musk, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, and Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, following their calls for AI regulation, which Trump has largely opposed, favoring industry self-regulation instead.
• The announcement follows growing debates in Washington over AI regulation, with some lawmakers advocating for minimal intervention while others push for more oversight, and some states like California pursuing their own regulatory measures.
• Jay Clayton, previously U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York and SEC chair, replaces venture capitalist David Sacks as the AI czar after Sacks’ term expired.