Jay Clayton

President Donald Trump has put his top intelligence official in charge of AI. In an Oct. 4 post on Truth Social, Trump named National Intelligence Director Jay Clayton to lead a new “super intelligence force” tasked with protecting American interests when it comes to artificial intelligence. Clayton won’t be alone. Joining him are Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew Ferguson, Office of Personnel Management Director Scott Kupor, and Pentagon research and technology official Emil Michael. It’s a heavyweight roster: the nation’s spy chief, its top consumer-protection cop, the head of the federal workforce, and a Pentagon tech official, all now formally yoked to the AI race. ...

President Donald Trump named National Intelligence Director Jay Clayton, FTC Chairman Andrew Ferguson, OPM Director Scott Kupor, and Pentagon technology official Emil Michael to lead a “Super Intelligence” force tasked with protecting American interests in artificial intelligence, per USA Today and Reuters. The task force will examine AI’s risks and opportunities and recommend what role the federal government should play, with a report due within 120 days, per the Wall Street Journal. ...