President Donald Trump announced a new Super Intelligence Force, saying national intelligence director Jay Clayton and other administration members will lead the federal effort.. Clayton will chair the task force, effectively making him the administration’s artificial intelligence czar, the Wall Street Journal reported.
The force will reportedly have 120 days to produce a report on the risks and opportunities presented by AI.. Federal Trade Commission Chair Andrew Ferguson, Undersecretary of War for Research and Engineering Emil Michael, and Office of Personnel Management Director Scott Kupor will serve as vice chairs, the Journal reported..
Trump announced the force in a Sunday morning post on Truth Social. He said its assignment would be to coordinate federal efforts to maintain U.S. leadership in what his administration calls “super intelligence.”. “The Super Intelligence Force is tasked with coordinating the effort of the Federal Government to ensure that America continues to lead the World in Super Intelligence, which many say is bigger than the Industrial Revolution, and the Internet, and will protect the interests, and improve the lives, of all Americans,” Trump wrote..
The task force’s reported charter says it will “develop plans for responding to SI-enabled threats to our society, while preventing overregulation and regulatory capture that would stifle innovation and competition.”. Clayton told the Wall Street Journal that one of the biggest AI-related risks is “not being first.” He previously said it would be irresponsible for the United States to “back away” from AI while countries such as China continue to advance..
Trump had said in September that he would form an AI Force and appoint an AI czar. That announcement followed an AI safety debate he had largely dismissed as a hoax created by “Radical Left Dumocrats.”. “Only High I.Q. individuals need apply!” Trump said at the time about the proposed appointment..
Trump has since signed an executive order seeking to rebrand AI as “super intelligence.” The new task force’s name follows that terminology, replacing the AI label he used when he first proposed the group in September.. Technology executives gathered at the White House this week to sign a non-binding safety pledge and used the “super intelligence” terminology, though some stumbled over it..
Featured image credit. Tags: FeaturedJay ClaytonSuper Intelligence Forcetrump
