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White House forms AI task force led by Jay Clayton

New group to assess artificial intelligence risks and government oversight within 120 days.

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Camera IconDonald Trump told the UN he was opposed to 'any globalist attempt' to control AI. (AP PHOTO) Credit: AAP

What this story says

  • 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.

Who covered it

Left 9%(1)Centre 27%(3)Right 64%(7)

Percentages are shares of the 11 outlets carrying a published leaning rating. 3 of the 14 outlets we know ran this story carry no rating and are not counted in them. Coverage measured .

Trust

60/100

Craft

61/100

Hype

41/100

14 sources · methodology

Thin on the left so far

Only 1 of the 11 outlets with a published leaning rating that ran this story are rated left.

This story is still being watched, so it is a count and not yet a finding. Coverage keeps arriving for hours after an event, and a side that has published nothing this morning may publish by tonight. If it is still true when we stop checking, we will say so plainly.

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.

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.

Disagreement on task force name

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. The PerthNow and Bloomberg reports also stated the group is known as the 'Super Intelligence Force'. However, news-pravda.com referred to the group as a 'working group'.

What the coverage left out

None of the left-rated or centre-rated digests mention Scott Bessent's comments criticising warnings about existential AI risks as alarmist. None of the right-rated digests mention Jay Clayton's quote about ensuring the US stays a leader in superintelligence and putting American interests first.

Still developing. We have re-checked which outlets are covering this 5 times, most recently on 4 Oct 2026, 03:15, and will add the sides that appear.

How each side covered it

Our own reading of the reporting listed below, written from the outlets’ articles rather than quoted from them. The reasoning is set out on our methodology page.

Left

1 rated outlet

  • The Canberra Times digest led on the establishment of the task force. It noted that President Donald Trump has expressly downplayed the need to oversee and regulate AI development, while a taskforce has been set up to assess risks.

Centre

3 rated outlets

  • PerthNow and Bloomberg digests reported that the White House has created a task force to examine AI's risks and opportunities and recommend the federal government's role in oversight. Both digests mentioned Jay Clayton would lead the group, known as the 'Super Intelligence Force', and that it has 120 days to report. PerthNow noted this follows Trump's meeting with AI leaders and his UN speech decrying government regulation.

Right

7 rated outlets

  • Business Times, The Straits Times, The West Australian, and news-pravda.com digests all reported on the formation of the AI task force and its 120-day deadline. Business Times, in its full report, stated the task force is named the ‘Super Intelligence Force’, Trump’s preferred name, and that Jay Clayton will lead it. This report also included comments from President Trump about maintaining US leadership and from Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent criticising existential AI risk warnings. The West Australian digest noted the taskforce was set up despite Trump downplaying the need for AI regulation.

Questions about this coverage

How did the left and right cover White House forms AI task force led by Jay Clayton?
Of the 11 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 9% are rated left, 27% are rated centre, 64% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 14. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.
Is White House forms AI task force led by Jay Clayton left or right?
Too few of the outlets on this story carry a published leaning rating to say. 11 of them do, and this site does not characterise a field under 12: at that size one newsroom filing moves the share by ten points. The percentages above are the count as it stands.
Is the coverage of White House forms AI task force led by Jay Clayton biased?
White House forms AI task force led by Jay Clayton is one event reported by 14 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.
Which side is not reporting White House forms AI task force led by Jay Clayton?
When we first saw this story, outlets rated left had barely covered it. Coverage accretes for hours after an event, so that is where to look rather than a verdict — the split above is the current count, and it is the one to read.
Which outlets covered White House forms AI task force led by Jay Clayton?
14 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.
What is the new White House task force called?
The new White House task force is named the ‘Super Intelligence Force’. This name was reportedly preferred by President Donald Trump.
Who is leading the new AI task force?
The task force is led by Jay Clayton, who serves as the director of national intelligence. His role effectively makes him the administration's lead on artificial intelligence matters.
How long does the task force have to produce its report?
The ‘Super Intelligence Force’ has 120 days to produce its report. This report will assess the risks posed by artificial intelligence and the US federal government's responsibility over the technology.
What is President Trump's stance on AI regulation?
President Donald Trump has previously downplayed calls for new AI regulations. He has prioritised maintaining US leadership in AI and has backed a voluntary framework for the technology.

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14 outlets, grouped by the leaning a published rating gives them. Every headline links to the original; an underlined outlet name opens our profile of that publisher.

Left

1

Centre

3

Right

7

Not rated

3

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