President Donald Trump has selected Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton to lead a new federal task force focused on artificial intelligence, according to reporting published Sunday. The group is expected to coordinate work across agencies and deliver an assessment of the government’s preparedness within 120 days.
The initiative, described as the “Super Intelligence Force,” is intended to evaluate both the opportunities created by advanced AI systems and the risks they could pose. Reuters reported that the review will examine current federal response capabilities, while the Associated Press said the task force will also seek input from consumers, public-interest and religious organizations, critical-infrastructure operators and AI companies.
Who is on the task force
Along with Clayton, the announced membership includes Federal Trade Commission Chair Andrew Ferguson, Pentagon Chief Technology Officer Emil Michael and Office of Personnel Management Director Scott Kupor. The group is expected to report to the president and White House chief of staff Susie Wiles.
The mix of intelligence, consumer-protection, defense-technology and workforce officials signals that the review could stretch across national security, competition policy, public services and government hiring. However, the task force’s recommendations—and whether they lead to legislation, executive action or agency rules—are not yet known.
What the 120-day review could cover
A short reporting window will require the panel to distinguish immediate operational concerns from longer-term questions. Those may include the reliability of increasingly capable models, cyber and infrastructure threats, the use of AI inside federal agencies, and the economic effects of adoption. The outreach plan also suggests the administration wants perspectives beyond the companies developing the technology.
The announcement arrives as AI laboratories and policymakers face growing scrutiny over model safety, financing and data handling. Recent AskNovus reporting has examined Anthropic’s confidential IPO filing and cloud dependence and information-handling issues involving OpenAI researchers.
Key details still to watch include the task force’s formal charter, whether its findings will be public, the standards it uses to assess risk and which agencies will be responsible for implementing any recommendations. Until those documents are released, the 120-day report is the clearest scheduled milestone.
Sources
- Associated Press, October 4, 2026.
- Reuters, October 3, 2026.
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