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Trump creates a Super Intelligence Force and names Jay Clayton to lead it

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Source: PBS NewsHour

President Trump announced a federal AI task force he called the Super Intelligence Force, to be led by Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton. He named Federal Trade Commission chairman Andrew Ferguson, Pentagon chief technology officer Emil Michael and Office of Personnel Management director Scott Kupor to it. Trump said it will coordinate the federal effort to ensure that America continues to lead the world in super intelligence, and will reach out to consumers, public interest groups, religious organisations, critical infrastructure providers and AI companies. It reports to Trump and chief of staff Susie Wiles. The announcement came in a social media post, five days after Trump hosted AI company executives who signed a voluntary accord at the White House.

Why it matters

Federal AI policy is to be coordinated by one body chaired by the intelligence director, with the FTC, the Pentagon and the personnel office on it.

When
4 Oct 2026
ID
WTA-N-2026-0247
Who
White House, Office of the Director of National Intelligence, Federal Trade Commission, Department of War, Office of Personnel Management; Donald Trump, Jay Clayton, Andrew Ferguson, Emil Michael, Scott Kupor, Susie Wiles

Summary by wheresthe.ai, from PBS NewsHour. We could not open the primary document, so it is marked Reported. Checked against the source on 12 Oct 2026.

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WTA-N-2026-0247: “Trump creates a Super Intelligence Force and names Jay Clayton to lead it.” wheresthe.ai, 4 Oct 2026. https://wheresthe.ai/d/us-super-intelligence-force-created-2026-10/ (source: PBS NewsHour).

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