President Donald Trump has announced the formation of a new White House initiative called the 'Super Intelligence Force,' tasked with maintaining American dominance in the rapidly evolving field of artificial intelligence. The move underscores a commitment to accelerating AI development, even as some industry experts voice concerns about the technology's potential to surpass human control.
The task force will be led by Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton, Federal Trade Commission chairman Andrew Ferguson, Pentagon chief technology officer Emil Michael, and Office of Personnel Management director Scott Kupor. They will report directly to Trump and White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, coordinating the government's engagement with AI companies, consumers, and other organizations.
The announcement followed a White House Accord on Super Intelligence hosted by Trump, which brought together top technology executives, including representatives from Anthropic, Meta, Nvidia, OpenAI, X, Google, and Amazon. During this meeting, Trump declared that the term 'artificial intelligence' would be replaced with 'super intelligence' in all government communications.
This rebranding reflects Trump's view that the technology is not artificial, but rather a sophisticated form of intelligence. This initiative comes as Democrats, such as Senator Bernie Sanders, have called for a pause in AI development due to fears of job displacement and economic disruption. White House officials, however, emphasize the strategic importance of US technological leadership to prevent rivals like China from gaining an advantage.
Earlier on the day of the announcement, the administration launched America.gov, an AI-powered website designed to simplify access to federal information and services. Trump invoked popular AI models like Grok, Gemini, and ChatGPT in explaining the site's user-friendly interface.
During the White House meeting, executives reportedly signed an AI safety accord. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg described the accord as a set of principles and commitments focused on establishing robust internal controls, detecting issues with the technology, and implementing layered auditing and control mechanisms. Elon Musk, among those present, briefly corrected himself after referring to 'super intelligence' as 'AI' in Trump's presence.