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Trump announces leadership of new AI task force
President Donald Trump has launched a new federal artificial intelligence task force called the Super Intelligence Force, appointing Director of National
Key takeaways
- President Donald Trump launched the Super Intelligence Force task force.
- Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton will lead the new task force as AI czar.
- A report on the technology's risks and opportunities is due within 120 days.
- The task force aims to prevent overregulation and regulatory capture that would stifle innovation.
- Super intelligence is a national security issue and the risk of not being first is high.
President Donald Trump has launched a new federal artificial intelligence task force called the Super Intelligence Force, appointing Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton as its leader and the administration's second AI czar. The group is tasked with ensuring American leadership in "super intelligence" - a term Trump ordered federal agencies to use instead of "artificial intelligence." Clayton announced that a report on the technology's risks, opportunities, and security breach disclosures is due within 120 days. The task force's leadership includes vice chairs Andrew Ferguson, Scott Kupor, and Emil Michael, with external advice from Condoleezza Rice and former AI czar David Sacks.
The task force aims to secure US leadership in AI while actively preventing overregulation.
In their words
“the risk of not being first is high.”
“I think it’s morally binding.”
By the numbers
- 120 days
- Deadline for the report on risks and opportunities
- 3
- Number of vice chairs on the task force
- 4
- Layers of controls and audits in the safety accord
How it unfolded
- Senate confirms Jay Clayton as director of national intelligence.
- Trump first floats an AI Force on Truth Social.
- Trump signs executive order renaming AI to super intelligence.
- Trump launches Super Intelligence Force with Clayton as czar.
Why this matters
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A coordinated slowdown of AI development is not a good strategy for America.
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Common questions
- What happened with Super Intelligence Force?
- President Donald Trump launched the Super Intelligence Force task force.
- Where can I read the original report?
- Read the full report at Google News.
