Trump Announces Super Intelligence Force With DNI Jay Clayton at the Helm

President Donald Trump announced Sunday the formation of a "Super Intelligence Force" to coordinate federal work on advanced artificial intelligence, naming Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton to lead the effort, according to CBS News and The Associated Press.

The announcement followed a White House meeting last week with major AI company leaders and a voluntary safety accord. In a Truth Social post quoted by CBS News, Trump wrote: "Following the Historic White House Accord on Super Intelligence, where the World's most important Technology Companies came together, and confirmed their responsibilities to the American People, I am announcing the formation of the Super Intelligence Force (SIF)."

Clayton and federal co-leaders

According to CBS News and AP, Clayton will head the task force alongside Federal Trade Commission Chair Andrew Ferguson; Emil Michael, the Pentagon under secretary for research and engineering and chief technology officer; and Scott Kupor, director of the Office of Personnel Management. The group will report to Trump and White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles.

Trump said the force will work with the federal government to "ensure that America continues to lead the World in Super Intelligence," the term he has directed agencies to use instead of artificial intelligence. He said it will engage consumers, public interest groups, religious organizations, critical infrastructure providers and industry leaders.

CBS News reported last week that Clayton was likely to be picked as AI czar, according to sources. Shortly after the White House meeting, Trump told reporters he planned to name an AI czar within three or four days.

White House accord and voluntary standards

At that meeting, leaders of OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Meta, Nvidia and Elon Musk's SpaceXAI signed voluntary safety standards, CBS News reported. Trump called the standards "morally binding," adding that he was seeing "tremendous self-policing, and they understand that they have to self-police."

According to a one-page accord Trump shared on Truth Social, the companies committed to "four layers of controls and audits" so models act as intended, including internal evaluations, audits by an external firm and reviews by each company's board of directors. The leaders also agreed to "meet regularly to establish standards and best practices to improve the safety of their systems."

AP reported that Trump is branding the effort around "super intelligence" after seeking to rebrand AI under that label. The Candor Post is reporting the announcement and attributed remarks as carried by CBS News and AP.