Current outcome
Jay Clayton has been formally named by Trump to lead the new 'Super Intelligence Force,' tasked with coordinating federal efforts to keep America leading in superintelligence; the force reports to the president and Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, Clayton is expected to remain director of national intelligence, and Ferguson, Kupor and Michael are joining.
Progress timeline
3 material updates- #01
Inaugurating The Era Of Super Intelligence
The White House published a presidential executive order titled "Inaugurating The Era Of Super Intelligence" on its Presidential Actions page, dated September 2026. The text released so far contains Section 1 (Purpose), which states that America "stands at the forefront of a new technological revolution in intelligence" and notes that the modern field of artificial intelligence was born in the United States. As an executive order signed by the President under constitutional and statutory authority, it sets federal policy direction directly without requiring congressional approval. Framing AI development as a "superintelligence" era places frontier AI at the center of the instrument's stated purpose. Only Section 1 (Purpose), preceded by the standard vesting clause, is included in the released text; the operative sections that would set out specific obligations and agency responsibilities are not part of the published excerpt.
Source evidence: White House Presidential Actions
- #02
Trump is expected to appoint Jay Clayton as new AI czar: Reports
Trump is expected to name US director of national intelligence Jay Clayton as his new AI czar, a role that would oversee AI innovation and development under a light-regulation, industry self-policing framework, according to CNN and other media reports citing unnamed sources.
Source evidence: Cointelegraph
- #03
Trump taps intel chief Jay Clayton to lead new Super Intelligence Force
Trump formally announced on Truth Social that Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton will lead a new federal 'Super Intelligence Force,' confirming the previously reported expected AI czar appointment; Andrew Ferguson, Scott Kupor and Emil Michael will also join.
State after update: Jay Clayton has been formally named by Trump to lead the new 'Super Intelligence Force,' tasked with coordinating federal efforts to keep America leading in superintelligence; the force reports to the president and Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, Clayton is expected to remain director of national intelligence, and Ferguson, Kupor and Michael are joining.
Source evidence: Cointelegraph · Decrypt