President Trump announced a Super Intelligence Force after major tech firms signed voluntary safety standards at the White House, putting American leadership ahead of heavy new regulation.
President Trump on Sunday announced the formation of a Super Intelligence Force to coordinate federal work on advanced artificial intelligence and lock in U.S. leadership. The move followed a White House meeting last week with leaders from OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Meta, Nvidia, and Elon Musk’s SpaceXAI.
Those executives signed a one-page “Historic White House Accord on Super Intelligence” that commits the companies to voluntary safety standards. Trump shared the accord and framed the new force as the next step after industry accepted clear responsibilities to the American people.
Just The News reported that the Super Intelligence Force will coordinate federal engagement with consumers, public interest groups, religious organizations, critical infrastructure providers, and the companies building the technology. The goal is straightforward: keep America first and protect American interests.
Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton will lead the force. Trump also named Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew Ferguson, Pentagon under secretary and chief technology officer Emil Michael, and Office of Personnel Management Director Scott Kupor to leadership roles. They report to the president and White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles.
Breitbart reported Clayton’s role as AI czar heading the Super Intelligence Force, with the same core leadership team drawn from intelligence, the FTC, the Pentagon, and personnel management. After the White House meeting, Trump had told reporters he planned to name an AI czar within three or four days.
Trump posted the announcement on Truth Social:
“Following the Historic White House Accord on Super Intelligence, where the World's most important Technology Companies came together, and confirmed their responsibilities to the American People, I am announcing the formation of the Super Intelligence Force (SIF),”
He said the task force will work with the federal government to “ensure that America continues to lead the World in Super Intelligence.” He also directed the government to use the term “Super Intelligence” in place of artificial intelligence.
The one-page accord requires four layers of controls and audits so models act as intended: internal evaluations, audits by an external firm, and reviews by each company’s board of directors. Company leaders also agreed to meet regularly to set standards and best practices that improve system safety.
Trump called the standards “morally binding.” He said he was seeing “tremendous self-policing, and they understand that they have to self-police.” That approach puts industry accountability first instead of handing the field to slow-moving bureaucracies that often punish success.
The New York Post reported that Clayton has 120 days to deliver a report on the technology’s pros and cons. The paper also listed additional figures tied to the broader effort, including Vice President JD Vance, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Richard Walters, and David Sacks. Trump and the CEOs rejected heavy regulation so the United States can stay ahead of adversaries such as China.
Clayton put the stakes in plain terms: “The risk of not being first is high... Being first will better enable us to address those risks on behalf of the American people.” Trump was equally direct: “I will never stifle the growth of technology that will be bigger than the industrial revolution.”
CBS News reported the Sunday announcement and the prior White House meeting where the major AI firms signed the voluntary standards. The coverage tracked Clayton’s likely elevation and the force’s charge to keep coordination inside the government while industry handles the technical guardrails.
Trump’s longer description of the mission, carried by Just The News, cast super intelligence as bigger than the Industrial Revolution and the internet. The force’s job is to protect American interests and improve American lives while the country leads. That is the opposite of a precautionary freeze that would hand the lead to foreign rivals.
The companies at the table, OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Meta, Nvidia, and SpaceXAI, now operate under public, morally binding commitments they signed in front of the president. Internal tests, outside audits, and board-level review create repeated checkpoints. Regular industry meetings on best practices add another layer without writing a permanent federal straitjacket.
Ferguson’s FTC role, Michael’s Pentagon technology portfolio, Kupor’s personnel authority, and Clayton’s intelligence brief give the force reach across consumer protection, defense research, government talent, and national security. Reporting lines run straight to Trump and Wiles. That structure favors speed and accountability over layered committees that dilute responsibility.
Critics have pushed for tighter federal controls on advanced AI. Trump’s answer was to bring the leading firms into the White House, secure written commitments on audits and safety practices, and stand up a force that coordinates the government’s side of the work. The standards are voluntary and morally binding; the self-policing is expected to be real and visible.
The 120-day report clock on Clayton puts a concrete deadline on assessing benefits and risks. The administration’s stated priority remains clear: win the race, then manage the risks from a position of strength rather than slow the technology and hope rivals slow down too.
America leads when it builds, audits, and competes, not when it kneels to the slowest regulator in the room.
