Trump’s Super Intelligence Force Begins 120-Day Work Period

President Donald Trump’s Super Intelligence Force has begun a 120-day work period to address artificial intelligence (AI) lab incident reporting and assess major risks as federal officials coordinate with technology companies.

The force adopted its charter at its first official meeting Thursday, Oct. 15, starting the 120-day period. It will commission the President’s Council of Advisers on Science and Technology to prepare a report on cybersecurity and critical-infrastructure defense, biosecurity and dual-use applications, and model control and accountability. The three subjects make up the force’s risk agenda.

Under Secretary of War for Research and Engineering Emil Michael will design a process for AI developers to flag cyber intrusions, model jailbreaks and other incidents to federal officials. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chair Andrew Ferguson will lead a committee focused on law enforcement and consumer protection. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Director Scott Kupor will examine critical infrastructure and AI’s effects on the workforce and economy.

The work builds on the White House Accord on Super Intelligence, dated Sept. 29. It lays out four company safeguards: monitoring within each organization, a team with internal responsibility, an independent outside assessment and board-level oversight. Its signatories include executives from Google, Anthropic, Meta, OpenAI, xAI and Nvidia.

After the meeting, Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton said, “We set out a protocol and a path for making sure that those accords are implemented.” Trump announced the task force on Oct. 4, naming Clayton, Ferguson, Michael and Kupor as its four leaders. It is tasked with coordinating federal engagement with consumers, public-interest groups, religious organizations, critical-infrastructure providers and companies, and reporting to Trump and White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles.

A separate executive order dated Sept. 29 directs federal agencies to use “Super Intelligence” and “SI” in covered communications in place of “Artificial Intelligence” and “AI.” It also directs the president’s science adviser to submit proposed legislative language within 60 days. Whether future incident-reporting procedures will carry legal force remains unresolved.