Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton will lead the Trump administration's new AI task force — dubbed the "Super Intelligence Force" — fusing spy craft with AI policy.
Putting the intel chief atop AI governance signals how Washington frames the tech: arms race first, product second. Safety talk will wear camouflage.
The 6ix's AI labs live downstream of U.S. policy — compute rules, model controls, funding flows. When spies steer AI, researchers everywhere adjust course.
Sources: CBC News. Context from the Young Hadene newsroom.
U.S. Director of National Intelligence, now also AI task-force chief.
Trump's new AI governance task force.