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Trump's Super Intelligence Force (Jay Clayton as AI Czar)
President Trump created a new federal AI task force called the Super Intelligence Force, placing DNI Jay Clayton in charge as the administration's second AI czar. The move follows Trump's prior executive order on AI superintelligence and reflects an intelligence-community-driven approach to AI policy.
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## Overview
President Donald Trump launched a new federal artificial intelligence task force called the "Super Intelligence Force," putting Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton in charge, making Clayton the administration's second AI czar (SiliconANGLE, October 4, 2026).
## Formation
Trump revealed the group in a Truth Social post (SiliconANGLE, October 4, 2026). The name tracks an executive order Trump signed the prior week directing federal agencies regarding AI superintelligence efforts (SiliconANGLE, October 4, 2026).
## Leadership
Jay Clayton, currently serving as Director of National Intelligence, has been given oversight of this new initiative, adding to the administration's growing roster of AI-focused leadership positions (SiliconANGLE, October 4, 2026).
## Strategic Context
This development fits within the broader Trump administration push to rebrand and reorganize federal AI policy around the concept of "superintelligence," following other related moves including potential government equity stakes in AI firms and a federal AI governance framework. The task force's creation signals continued executive-branch centralization of AI oversight authority, with implications for AI companies seeking to navigate federal policy, national security applications of AI, and the broader US-China AI competition.
## Why This Matters
For attorneys and entrepreneurs in the AI sector, the formation of this task force under intelligence community leadership (rather than a dedicated science/technology official) suggests a national-security-driven approach to AI superintelligence policy, which could affect export controls, government contracting, and regulatory approaches to frontier AI development.