The “Superintelligence Task Force” established by the administration of Donald Trump in the United States will examine the opportunities offered by artificial intelligence and the risks it may create in a comprehensive report. The study is planned to be completed and submitted within 120 days.
National Intelligence Director Jay Clayton, who serves as the “AI czar” in the Trump administration, announced that the report would be prepared within this period. Clayton said mechanisms would be developed in the field of artificial intelligence through dialogue, as in other sectors.
Legal framework and Congress’s role to be examined
The task force’s agenda includes an assessment of existing laws as well as steps Congress could take. Developing response plans for threats that may arise from artificial intelligence will also be part of the study.
The task force’s charter states that excessive regulations that could hinder innovation and competition will be avoided. It will also address how security breaches, cyberattacks and other AI-related incidents should be reported to the government.
Goal is to preserve U.S. leadership in superintelligence
Under the charter, the task force will prepare recommendations on measures that can be taken at the federal level under existing authorities. The work is intended to help the United States maintain its leading position in the field of superintelligence.
On September 19, Trump announced that he would establish a task force to ensure that the United States maintained its leading position in the AI race and would appoint an “AI czar” to head it. On September 30, he signed an executive order calling for the use of the term “superintelligence” instead of artificial intelligence.
In a statement on his Truth Social account on Sunday, Trump said the task force was formed following the White House Superintelligence Accord, joined by the world's leading technology companies. It will be led by Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton, Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew Ferguson, Emil Michael, the Department of War's Under Secretary for Research and Engineering and Chief Technology Officer, and Office of Personnel Management Director Scott Kupor. The task force will report directly to Trump and White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles.
The decision to set up the task force followed a meeting at the White House on Tuesday between Trump and technology executives, attended by OpenAI President Greg Brockman, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei and Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang. Trump said the executives signed a morally binding agreement that includes controls such as internal security audits and reviews of the systems by independent bodies.
