Trump unveils 'Super Intelligence Force' to oversee AI policy

ByOsmond Chia Business reporter. 5 October 2026, 02: 33 BST.

Key points

• "The Super Intelligence Force will coordinate the Federal Government's engagement with Consumers, Public Interest Groups, Religious Organizations, Critical Infrastructure Providers, and Super Intelligence Companies, " Trump wrote.
• The pact signed on 29 September includes the signatures of executives from top tech firms like OpenAI, Anthropic, SpaceX and Google.
• It will report directly to the president and White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles.
• The taskforce's chief, Clayton, took office as the US national intelligence director in August after Trump's original choice, Bill Pulte, was rejected by lawmakers.
• Musk previously served in the Trump administration, heading the so-called Department of Administration Efficiency, before his tenure concluded in a public spat with Trump.

US President Donald Trump notes he has created a new taskforce focused on artificial intelligence. It will be led by Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton.

In practice, the "Super Intelligence Force" will work to ensure that the US continues to lead in the technology's development and will coordinate the government's engagement with the public, Trump posted on Sunday.

After previously saying the word artificial created it sound "fake", it comes after the president signed an executive order on 29 September to rename AI as Super Intelligence.

Trump additionally stated last week that he would set up a board to oversee AI safety after top tech bosses signed what he described as a "morally binding" pact.

Federal Trade Commission Chair Andrew Ferguson and Undersecretary of Defense for Research, Engineering Emil Michael and Director of the Office of Personnel Management Scott Kupor will additionally be part of the taskforce.

Notably, the taskforce's chief, Clayton, took office as the US national intelligence director in August after Trump's original choice, Bill Pulte, was rejected by lawmakers.

On AI, Clayton has previously remarked: "When something's both an opportunity and a threat, you better get your arms around it."

Clayton previously served as US attorney for the Southern District of New York, overseeing a number of prominent cases, including the drug trafficking case against former Venezuelan President Nicholas Maduro.

In practice, the announcement of the taskforce follows growing pressure from prominent figures in the industry, including executives of OpenAI and Anthropic, to tighten regulation of the technology.

In an interview published on 4 October, OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman remarked the benefits of AI justify accepting some of its risks and argued that the technology should remain accessible to the public.

"The world should accept some bad things happening for the benefits of this ‌technology and people having the agency, " Altman informed Politico's technology-focused newsletter Decoded.

Trump has dismissed calls for stronger oversight and largely left it to AI firms to regulate themselves.

Notably, the pact signed on 29 September includes the signatures of executives from top tech firms like OpenAI, Anthropic, SpaceX and Google.

On the same day, the president signed an executive order instructing US administration departments and agencies to start using the terms "SI" and "Super Intelligence" and should no longer acknowledge the apply of the term artificial intelligence.

SI will take the place of AI in "official correspondence", websites, reports and other forms of communication, the order remarked.

Some experts have questioned the logic of the rebranding, arguing that the employ of "super intelligence" could cause confusion as it refers to more advanced systems.

Some top tech leaders have already began to apply the new name, including multi-billionaire Elon Musk. This person noted on social media on Sunday that he will rename his firm's AI platform SpaceXAI as SpaceXSI. "SpaceX is a super intelligence company", Musk wrote.

For context, the Tesla boss has lately been brought back into the US administration to be part of a project to study the future of war.

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