President Trump has named Jay Clayton as White House AI czar, putting him in charge of a new "Super Intelligence Force" task force. The panel is expected to report on AI risks and opportunities within 120 days, and plans to strengthen incident reporting rather than write new rules.
Trump appointed Jay Clayton as the White House's AI czar, and Clayton will lead the newly formed Super Intelligence Force task force. The appointment came on October 3, 2026. The panel is expected to deliver its report within 120 days.
That report will assess the risks and opportunities posed by artificial intelligence. It will also define what role Washington should play in keeping the United States at the front of the AI race. Clayton will not run the task force alone — the panel includes several high-profile officials, among them Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth.
On September 29, 2026, Trump hosted a meeting with AI industry leaders, where he backed a voluntary "White House Accord on Super Intelligence." The accord aims to get companies to adopt internal safeguards and oversight on their own. That meeting led directly to the task force's formation, and less than a week later, Clayton had the czar title. Clayton was confirmed as Director of National Intelligence on July 28, 2026, by a Senate vote of 51-47.
One of the more consequential details concerns what the task force will not do. It plans to strengthen existing incident-reporting mechanisms rather than impose new regulations.
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