President Donald Trump announced on 4 October a "Super Intelligence Force" (SIF) to coordinate the federal government's work on artificial intelligence [1].
It will be led by four officials [1]:
- Jay Clayton, the Director of National Intelligence;
- Andrew Ferguson, the chairman of the Federal Trade Commission;
- Emil Michael, the Under Secretary of War for Research and Engineering;
- Scott Kupor, the director of the Office of Personnel Management.
It reports to the president and to the White House chief of staff, Susie Wiles [1].
What it covers
The force "will coordinate the Federal Government's engagement with Consumers, Public Interest Groups, Religious Organizations, Critical Infrastructure Providers, and Super Intelligence Companies," the announcement says [1].
Its task is "to ensure that America continues to lead the World in Super Intelligence," the post says. It adds that "many say" Super Intelligence "is bigger than the Industrial Revolution, and the Internet": a claim, not a finding [1].
The announcement says the force follows the "White House Accord on Super Intelligence," which it describes as an agreement with technology companies [1].
"Super Intelligence" is the federal government's term for AI since an executive order of 29 September. It tells agencies to use "Super Intelligence" and "SI" instead of "Artificial Intelligence" and "AI" in correspondence, websites and other documents that are not statutes [2].
The order defines Super Intelligence as the technologies already covered by the legal definition of AI. It asks the President's science adviser to propose a federal definition within 60 days [2].
What it does not tell you
What the force can do. The announcement gives it no powers, staff or budget, and no order setting it up had been published by 5 October [1].
What the accord binds companies to. Its text was not found on the White House's website, so this story does not describe it.
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