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Trump's new "Super Intelligence Force" reports straight to the president and Susie Wiles, with FTC chair Andrew Ferguson and DoD's Emil Michael on it. The posture so far still leans on AI companies po
Trump's new AI oversight body signals major policy shift for tech sector.
Context
What happened: Trump named national intelligence director Jay Clayton to head a new "Super Intelligence Force" taskforce on AI, which will coordinate government engagement with consumers, companies and religious organizations and report to
Why it matters: Trump has rejected laws to control AI development and largely left regulation to companies, drawing criticism from Senator Elizabeth Warren, who called for meaningful regulation instead of another committee.
Some experts have questioned the rebranding, arguing "super intelligence" refers to more advanced systems and could cause confusion.
What changed
Trump named national intelligence director Jay Clayton to head a new "Super Intelligence Force" taskforce on AI, which will coordinate government engagement with consumers, companies and religious organizations and report to
Why it matters
Trump has rejected laws to control AI development and largely left regulation to companies, drawing criticism from Senator Elizabeth Warren, who called for meaningful regulation instead of another committee.
Some experts have questioned the rebranding, arguing "super intelligence" refers to more advanced systems and could cause confusion.