Donald Trump Appoints National Intelligence Director Jay Clayton to Head AI Task Force
President Donald Trump has appointed Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton to lead a new federal task force on artificial intelligence following a meeting with technology executives.
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President Donald Trump has appointed Jay Clayton, the Director of National Intelligence, to head a new federal task force on artificial intelligence, SecurityWeek and AP News reported. The appointment follows a White House meeting last week where Trump hosted top executives from artificial intelligence companies, according to SecurityWeek. [1][2][3][4][5][6]
SecurityWeek reported that Trump is calling the group the Super Intelligence Force as part of an effort to rebrand artificial intelligence as super intelligence. Tech executives at the White House meeting signed a voluntary accord regarding the technology, SecurityWeek added. [1]
Clayton has served as the ninth Director of National Intelligence since 2026. He previously served as the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York from 2025 to 2026, and as Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission from 2017 to 2020. [9]
The Director of National Intelligence acts as the cabinet-level head of the United States Intelligence Community and oversees the National Intelligence Program. All 18 intelligence agencies, including the Central Intelligence Agency, the Defense Intelligence Agency, and the National Security Agency, report to the role. [7]
In short
- President Donald Trump named Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton to lead a new federal AI task force.
- Trump refers to the initiative as the Super Intelligence Force.
- The announcement follows a White House meeting with artificial intelligence executives who signed a voluntary accord.
- Clayton has served as the Director of National Intelligence since 2026.
Sources
Every paragraph above points to the numbered items it rests on. Read the originals here.
- [1]Trump Names National Intelligence Director Jay Clayton to Lead a New Federal AI Task ForceSecurityWeek, 3h ago (the report this story comes from)
- [2]Trump names intelligence chief Jay Clayton as new White House AI czarThe Guardian, 4h ago
- [3]Trump names intelligence chief Clayton as AI czar, to head task forceReuters, 19h ago
- [4]Trump Names National Intelligence Chief Jay Clayton As Head Of New AI Task ForceNDTV, 4h ago
- [5]Trump names national intelligence director Jay Clayton to lead a new federal AI task forceAP News, 4h ago
- [6]Trump plans to name National Intelligence Director Jay Clayton as AI czarوكالة الأنباء السورية – سانا, 1d ago
Background
- [7]Director of National Intelligence on Wikipedia
- [8]Regulation of artificial intelligence in the United States on Wikipedia
- [9]Jay Clayton on Wikipedia
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