Trump names intelligence director to lead new AI coordination task force
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President Donald Trump announced a federal AI task force, appointing National Intelligence Director Jay Clayton as its head and adding officials from the FTC and the Defense Department.
President Donald Trump announced on Sunday the creation of a federal artificial-intelligence task force that will report directly to him and White House chief of staff Susie Wiles. National Intelligence Director Jay Clayton was named to lead the group, which also includes Federal Trade Commission Chair Andrew Ferguson and Undersecretary of Defense for Research and Engineering Emil Michael.
Trump said the "Super Intelligence Force" will coordinate the government’s engagement with consumers, public-interest groups, religious organizations, critical-infrastructure providers and AI companies. The announcement followed a meeting with technology executives, including Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, Tesla CEO Elon Musk and Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, where leaders discussed self-regulation of AI.
Clayton, a former U.S. attorney and former SEC chair, had been expected to assume the role of an AI czar, a position previously held by venture capitalist David Sacks before his term ended. The task force is part of an ongoing debate in Washington over how to address AI development and regulation.