The White House’s new Super Intelligence Force has adopted its charter and begun a 120-day review of artificial intelligence risks. The task force held its first meeting on October 15 and will study how the federal government should respond to powerful AI systems.
Task force sets 120-day clock
The task force will commission a report from the President’s Council of Advisers on Science and Technology. According to Semafor, the report will examine cybersecurity and critical infrastructure protection, biosecurity and dual-use applications, and control and accountability for AI models.
Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton chairs the group. Defense Undersecretary Emil Michael, Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew Ferguson and Office of Personnel Management Director Scott Kupor serve as vice chairs. Senior officials from the White House, Treasury Department, Defense Department and other agencies also serve on the task force.
New AI reporting rules planned
The charter also calls for a working group to implement the White House Accord on Super Intelligence, which major AI company leaders signed this month. The task force will develop protocols for laboratories to report breaches, hacks and other serious cyber incidents to the government, Semafor reported.
The plan does not create a new law or explain how compliance would be enforced. Companies developing or operating advanced models could be affected if the government later makes incident notices mandatory.
Agencies study public impact
The task force will create a separate committee led by Ferguson to coordinate the Justice Department and Federal Trade Commission on law enforcement and consumer protection issues. It will also work with federal agencies on critical infrastructure and study how AI may affect workers and the broader economy.
President Donald Trump announced the task force on October 4. The Associated Press reported that Trump selected Clayton to lead it.
Policy decisions remain open
The task force’s 120-day review will produce recommendations on AI risks, incident reporting and the federal government’s role. The charter sets the group’s initial work as the administration considers security, consumer protection and accountability issues linked to advanced AI.
References
Associated Press. (2026, October 4). Trump names national intelligence director Jay Clayton to lead a new federal AI task force. AP News. https://apnews.com/article/b8689ea07de9102a52bd1cd2049b5901
Gold, A. (2026, October 15). White House’s AI task force gets to work. Semafor. https://www.semafor.com/article/10/15/2026/white-houses-ai-task-force-gets-to-work