President Donald Trump has named Jay Clayton, US director of national intelligence, to lead the countrys new Super Intelligence Force, according to a post on Truth Social on Sunday.
The announcement followed media reports on Friday of the appointment. Cointelegraph reported Sept. 20 that Trump planned to create an “AI Force” modeled after the Space Force and appoint an artificial intelligence czar.
“The Super Intelligence Force is tasked with coordinating the effort of the Federal Government to ensure that America continues to lead the World in Super Intelligence,” Trump wrote in his post.
He added that joining Clayton will be Andrew Ferguson, chairman of the Federal Trade Commission; Scott Kupor, director of the Office of Personnel Management; and, Emil Michael, under Secretary of War for Research and Engineering and chief technology officer for the Department of War.
Clayton led the Securities and Exchange Commission during Trumps first term, served as interim US Attorney for the Southern District of New York and is expected to also remain in his current role as director of national intelligence, sources told CNN, according to Friday reports.
The Senate confirmed Clayton in July to lead the intelligence community.