President Donald Trump named Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton to lead a new federal artificial intelligence task force on Sunday, October 4. The group brings officials from several parts of government into one AI coordination effort.

Called the Super Intelligence Force, it will report to Trump and White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles. Its remit includes outreach to AI companies, consumers and critical-infrastructure providers, according to the announcement and reporting by The Washington Post, the Associated Press and Reuters in a report carried by Deutsche Welle.

Coordination, not a new rule

The announcement does not specify new regulatory powers for the task force. It describes a role coordinating federal work and engaging people and organizations affected by AI. Creating the group does not itself establish a new AI law or expand existing agency powers.

Federal Trade Commission Chair Andrew Ferguson is among its leaders. His participation brings the consumer-protection agency into the group, but the announcement does not say the task force will direct the commission’s enforcement work.

Four officials, several areas of government

The four named leaders are:

  • Jay Clayton, Director of National Intelligence
  • Andrew Ferguson, Federal Trade Commission chair
  • Emil Michael, a Pentagon technology official
  • Scott Kupor, director of the Office of Personnel Management

The lineup spans intelligence, consumer regulation, defense technology and the federal workforce. The next practical test is how the group coordinates agencies and engages companies and infrastructure providers, and whether the administration later gives it a defined policy or regulatory role.

For now, the announcement sets out a leadership team and a coordination remit, not a new set of AI rules.