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White House names DNI Jay Clayton to lead "Super Intelligence" task force with 120-day review
Jay Clayton will chair the White House's new Super Intelligence Force, delivering a comprehensive report on advanced AI risks and opportunities within 120 days; three vice-chairs come from Defense, OPM and the FTC.
Why it matters
This is the first substantive governance structure since the White House rebranded AI as "super intelligence." The task force must identify threats and opportunities from advanced AI systems, recommend strategies, and review existing laws and notification mechanisms, advising on whether Congress should act. The administration currently favours dialogue-led governance and voluntary industry frameworks over new mandatory regulation.
Full report
The White House has appointed Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton to coordinate the administration's response to artificial intelligence and to chair a task force called the "Super Intelligence Force," charged with delivering a comprehensive report within 120 days. The move follows a September 29 executive order that formalised the mechanism and directed officials to adopt the "super intelligence" terminology across government.
The task force has three vice-chairs with distinct remits: Emil Michael at the Department of Defense to liaise with technology companies; Scott Kupor at the Office of Personnel Management to engage critical-infrastructure operators and industry; and Federal Trade Commission chairman Andrew Ferguson to oversee consumer issues, including privacy, children, speech and freedom of association. Core decision-makers include Vice President JD Vance, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, while outside advisers include David Sacks and former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. The charter allows the work to extend beyond 120 days and to transition into permanent agency responsibilities.
Clayton chaired the Securities and Exchange Commission from 2017 to 2020, later served as U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and was confirmed as Director of National Intelligence in July. After a White House meeting with leading AI developers, the industry backed voluntary safety standards the president described as "morally binding"; Anthropic's Dario Amodei and OpenAI's Sam Altman have urged federal guardrails, but the administration so far favours industry self-regulation and prioritising a competitive edge over China.
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