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Led by Jay Clayton, director of national intelligence, the group has 120 days to produce its findings on government responsibility over the technology.","category":"Politics","area":"United States","publishedAt":"2026-10-04T02:05:26.666Z","sourceReportedAt":"2026-10-04T01:15:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-04T02:05:26.666Z","readTime":"3 min read","scores":{"trust":60,"critic":61,"hype":41,"notes":{"trust":"Central claim attributed to named body, with one source named on record and two independent outlets.","critic":"Reporting includes quotes from affected parties and names specific individuals and roles.","hype":"Headline promises a report on AI risks and government oversight, which the body delivers."}},"tags":["#ArtificialIntelligence","#WhiteHouse","#JayClayton","#DonaldTrump","#NationalSecurity"],"entities":["Jay Clayton","Donald Trump","Scott Bessent","Super Intelligence Force","White House"],"body":[{"type":"key_takeaways","items":["A new White House task force, called the ‘Super Intelligence Force’, will assess artificial intelligence risks and US federal government responsibility.","The task force has 120 days to produce its report, and will be led by Jay Clayton, director of national intelligence.","President Donald Trump has previously expressed scepticism about AI regulations, favouring a voluntary framework.","Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has described warnings about existential AI risks as alarmist."]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The White House has established a new task force to assess the risks posed by artificial intelligence and the US federal government's responsibility over the technology. The group, named the ‘Super Intelligence Force’, will have 120 days to produce its report. Jay Clayton, director of national intelligence, will lead the task force, effectively serving as the administration's AI lead."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"President Donald Trump has previously downplayed calls for new AI regulations, prioritising US leadership and a voluntary framework. He stated during a meeting with industry executives that the US has a significant lead in AI which it intends to maintain. Separately, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent criticised warnings about existential AI risks as alarmist and unhelpful, advocating for industry self-policing."},{"type":"heading","text":"Disagreement on task force name"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The Business Times reported that the task force has been named the ‘Super Intelligence Force’, which it stated was Trump’s preferred name for AI. 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