{"id":870913,"date":"2026-10-04T22:18:19","date_gmt":"2026-10-04T22:18:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/870913\/"},"modified":"2026-10-04T22:18:19","modified_gmt":"2026-10-04T22:18:19","slug":"trump-announces-leadership-of-ai-task-force","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/870913\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump announces leadership of AI task force"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmutt4dlk001w27qm0qpphdwd@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            President Donald Trump on Sunday announced the leadership and duties of a \u201cSuper Intelligence Force,\u201d which he said will \u201censure that America continues to lead the world\u201d when it comes to artificial intelligence.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmuttfijy00083b6ruijyivsm@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            The president said in his announcement on Truth Social that the task force will \u201cprotect the interests\u201d and \u201cimprove the lives\u201d of Americans. He said it will coordinate the government\u2019s engagement with consumers, public interest groups, religious organizations, infrastructure providers and AI companies.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmuttfijy00093b6rneo3ngyc@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            The group will be led by Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton, Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission Andrew Ferguson, Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering Emil Michael, and Director of the Office of Personnel Management Scott Kupor. The task force will report to Trump and White House chief of staff Susie Wiles, the president said.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmuttzy2o001o3b6r2ekhdhiz@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2026\/09\/19\/politics\/trump-ai-task-force-czar\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">announced<\/a> last month that he was planning to create an \u201cAI Force\u201d and name an AI czar as the government faces growing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2026\/09\/16\/business\/ai-engineers-afraid-leverage\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">calls to impose guardrails<\/a> on the technology\u2019s rapid development. CNN reported Friday that Trump was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2026\/10\/02\/politics\/jay-clayton-white-house-ai-czar\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">expected to tap Clayton<\/a> to lead the group.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmutunov8002l3b6ru74z8woy@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            The announcement detailing the task force comes in the wake of episodes that have raised widespread safety concerns tied to AI, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2026\/09\/26\/tech\/openai-agents-rogue-government-websites\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">AI agents going rogue<\/a> and attempting to hack into federal databases.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmutu8hmz00233b6rr43en734@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            The president has made clear that he considers outpacing China and preserving AI-driven economic gains a higher priority than addressing growing public concerns, and previously referred to fears over AI as being a \u201choax.\u201d His support for the technology comes amid widespread frustrations <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2026\/08\/31\/politics\/data-centers-backlash-midterms-invs-vis\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">over the data centers<\/a> used to support it, which are shaking up midterm races.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmuttfijy000a3b6rmd2gyq0t@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2026\/09\/29\/business\/amodei-huang-karp-trump\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">president hosted top AI executives<\/a> at the White House last week. The group signed a new commitment aimed at better \u201cself-policing\u201d their companies\u2019 AI models, arguing that the light-touch approach represents the best way to balance safety concerns with the president\u2019s desire to accelerate a technology he\u2019s dubbed \u201cSuper Intelligence.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmuturmtr00313b6rg78e9t29@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cI\u2019m seeing tremendous self-policing, and they understand that they have to self-police,\u201d Trump told reporters. \u201cThese models are very complex and, again, I believe they\u2019re going to be used for the good.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmutuncg2002h3b6r9uekvnys@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            When asked about AI during his confirmation hearing to lead the US intelligence community, Clayton said the technology is a \u201cgame changer.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmutuncs8002i3b6rirba3yyv@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cWhen something\u2019s both an opportunity and a threat, you better get your arms around it,\u201d Clayton said.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmuu77wgg00003b6riqj0k57v@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Kupor said Sunday on X that \u201cthe U.S. will continue to lead in SI to enhance the well-being of all Americans.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmuu7c7yb000u3b6rn5zbbaly@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Michael wrote on X that the Pentagon \u201chas seen what is possible when red tape is removed and America\u2019s best technology is rapidly put into action.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmuu79a3u000a3b6rwsued4wj@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cWorking alongside America\u2019s leading technology companies, we are putting the most advanced SI capabilities into the hands of our warfighters at speed and scale,\u201d he said.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph-elevate inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph_elevate\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmuttmf0o000q3b6rpnp09ltq@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            This story has been updated with additional information.\n    <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"President Donald Trump on Sunday announced the leadership and duties of a \u201cSuper Intelligence Force,\u201d which he 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