Trump creates White House task force to coordinate artificial-intelligence policy
US President Donald Trump has announced a White House task force to coordinate the administration’s response to artificial intelligence. The group, called the “Super Intelligence Force”, will include senior intelligence, trade, defence and personnel officials as Trump faces pressure to address technology risks without imposing strict regulation.
US President Donald Trump has announced a White House task force to coordinate the federal government’s response to artificial intelligence. The group, which Trump calls the “Super Intelligence Force” or SI, will be led by Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton, Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew Ferguson, Pentagon Chief Technology Officer Emil Michael and Office of Personnel Management Director Scott Kupor. Trump said the force would coordinate government engagement with consumers, public-interest groups, religious organisations, critical infrastructure providers and companies developing what he calls super intelligence.
The president announced in September that he would establish an AI force and appoint an AI czar. He has opposed strict legislation that would codify AI safety requirements, saying regulation should not hinder the growth of the industry. The announcement comes as researchers and technology executives warn about possible risks from rapidly developing AI systems.
Anthropic chief executive Dario Amodei recently called for a global slowdown in the race to develop the technology, a proposal that received support from OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman and SpaceX chief executive Elon Musk. Trump hosted a White House lunch for technology leaders in late September. He said the participants supported “tremendous self-regulation” by companies.
The companies signed a document based on voluntary safety commitments, though the source material describes the accord as largely symbolic and not an official order. The administration is under additional political pressure ahead of November’s midterm elections to respond to concerns about AI. The task force is intended to bring several federal departments and agencies into a coordinated approach.
The source material does not specify the force’s timetable, budget or proposed regulatory measures.
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