Trump puts Clayton and Ferguson atop new AI task force

President Trump has named Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton and Federal Trade Commission Chair Andrew Ferguson to help lead a White House task force on AI called the “Super Intelligence Force.” The group has 120 days to assess the technology’s risks and opportunities and recommend what role the federal government should play. Putting an intelligence chief beside the head of the consumer-protection agency frames AI as both a security issue and a source of potential harm to the public and markets. But the task force also fits an approach that seeks to keep U.S. AI development moving quickly, relying heavily on coordination and industry commitments rather than broad new rules.