Trump names Jay Clayton AI czar to lead new Super Intelligence Force

The Director of National Intelligence takes on federal AI coordination, though FTC Chair Andrew Ferguson may end up steering the group's work President Donald Trump has a new title to hand out, and Jay Clayton is the one collecting it. The sitting Director of National Intelligence is now the administration’s AI czar, chairing a freshly created task force called the Super Intelligence Force, or SIF. There is a wrinkle. According to Punchbowl News, Federal Trade Commission Chair Andrew Ferguson may be the one actually leading the group’s effort. So Washington now has an AI czar, plus a possible second person doing a lot of the czaring. Trump announced the SIF on October 4, 2026.

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