U.S. President Donald Trump has appointed Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton to lead the administration’s latest effort to shape policy on artificial intelligence (AI), according to the Wall Street Journal.
Clayton, who took over as the U.S. intelligence chief in August, will head a new White House panel tasked with examining both the opportunities and risks associated with advanced AI.
The group is expected to report its findings within 120 days.
Trump’s administration is calling the initiative the “Super Intelligence Force”, reflecting the White House’s focus on keeping the U.S. at the forefront of rapidly developing AI technologies.
“The president asked that a group be put together,” Clayton told the Wall Street Journal, stressing the importance of maintaining America’s technological edge. “The risk of not being first is high.”
The move comes as debate over the potential dangers of increasingly powerful AI systems intensifies in Washington and among researchers. Some scientists and technology experts have warned that poorly controlled advanced AI could pose serious risks to humanity, including potentially threatening human life within the next decade.
Those concerns have prompted calls from lawmakers in both major U.S. political parties for stronger safeguards and greater government oversight.
At the same time, Trump has generally favoured a lighter regulatory approach to AI, arguing that excessive restrictions could undermine American companies in their competition with China.
The president said earlier this week that he did not want to work with Chinese President Xi Jinping on establishing rules for governing AI.
According to the Wall Street Journal, Clayton’s task force will examine existing systems for reporting AI-related breaches, hacking incidents and other threats. It will also recommend ways for the federal government to improve its response capabilities using authorities already available to it.
The initiative represents the second time during Trump’s second term that an adviser has been given a central role in coordinating AI policy across the administration. Venture capitalist David Sacks previously served as the administration’s AI czar.
Clayton will work alongside vice chairs Emil Michael, Scott Kupor and Federal Trade Commission Chair Andrew Ferguson.
The panel will also include Vice President JD Vance, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles.
External advisers are expected to include Sacks and former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.
The creation of the task force highlights how AI has moved beyond being primarily a technology and economic issue to becoming an increasingly important part of U.S. national security policy.
Washington is seeking to maintain its lead over China in advanced computing and AI while also grappling with questions over cybersecurity, military applications, economic disruption and the safety of increasingly capable systems.
For the Trump administration, the challenge is to accelerate development without allowing concerns over safety and security to slow the U.S. in what it sees as a strategic race for technological leadership.
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