Investing.com — The White House has named senior officials and outside advisers to a new AI task force led by Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton, the Wall Street Journal reported exclusively.
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The “Super Intelligence Force” will have 120 days to report on AI risks and opportunities and determine the federal government’s responsibilities. Its work could be extended or transferred to a government agency.
Clayton, who will effectively serve as President Donald Trump’s AI czar, said falling behind other countries could increase known and unidentified risks, particularly those posed by U.S. adversaries.
The task force will have three vice chairs. Emil Michael, undersecretary of war for Research and Engineering, will coordinate with AI companies, and Office of Personnel Management Director Scott Kupor will work with critical infrastructure providers and other industry stakeholders.
Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew Ferguson will oversee consumer interests and groups representing areas including children, privacy, freedom of speech, religious faith and freedom of association.
Members will include Vice President JD Vance, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, White House chief of staff Susie Wiles and deputy chief of staff Richard Walters.
External participants include venture capitalist David Sacks and former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, who will advise on national security.
The task force plans to work with AI companies to identify risks rather than replace industry-led safeguards. It will review existing laws and potential congressional action, alongside government systems for handling warnings involving breaches, hacks and AI model jailbreaks.
Its formation follows a White House meeting where OpenAI President Greg Brockman, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei and Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang were among industry leaders agreeing to voluntary principles covering model monitoring, independent reviews and board-level safety notifications.
The task force’s charter calls for the U.S. to remain at the forefront of AI development while protecting Americans and avoiding regulation that could restrict innovation and competition.
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