<p class="wp-block-paragraph">President Donald Trump announced on October 4, 2026, that Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton will lead the newly established "Super Intelligence Force," which will govern the United States's approach to artificial intelligence regulation.</p>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Clayton was expected to head the SIF, and Trump confirmed the appointment in a Truth Social post. He also stated that Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew Ferguson, Office of Personnel Management Director Scott Kupor, and Emil Michael, the undersecretary of war for research and engineering and the Pentagon’s chief technology officer, will join him in leading the force.</p>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Trump described the Super Intelligence Force as being tasked with coordinating the federal government's efforts to ensure that America continues to lead in Super Intelligence, which he claimed is more significant than the Industrial Revolution and the Internet. He stated that the force will protect interests and improve the lives of all Americans and will engage with consumers, public interest groups, religious organizations, critical infrastructure providers, and Super Intelligence companies.</p>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The task force will also include Vice President JD Vance, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, venture capitalist David Sacks, and former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.</p>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">This announcement follows a meeting at the White House with leading AI executives who signed a nonbinding commitment to self-regulation called the “White House Accord on Super Intelligence.” Signatories included OpenAI President Greg Brockman, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, Grok CEO Elon Musk, Google CEO Sundar Pichai, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, and Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg.</p>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Clayton previously stated to the Wall Street Journal that his focus is on ensuring that America leads in the AI field against adversaries, noting that the risk of not being first is high. He indicated that leading the AI industry allows the U.S. to address both identified and unidentified risks of the technology and that the task force would discuss possible legislative options for an AI framework moving forward.</p>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Clayton’s approach aligns with the Trump administration's emphasis on an anti-regulatory stance toward AI policy, often highlighting the need for American companies to outpace their Chinese counterparts.</p>
<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The newly formed task force will report directly to Trump and White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles.</p>