President Donald Trump announced on Sunday that Jay Clayton, the current director of national intelligence, will head a newly created Super Intelligence Force, a unit described as coordinating federal efforts to maintain U.S. leadership in advanced intelligence technologies. The appointment follows earlier media reports and was posted on the social platform Truth Social. The force is intended to integrate artificial intelligence initiatives across government, drawing comparisons to the Space Force.

Clayton will be joined by Andrew Ferguson, chairman of the Federal Trade Commission, Scott Kupor, director of the Office of Personnel Management, and Emil Michael, who serves as under secretary of war for research and engineering and chief technology officer for the Department of War. Clayton previously led the Securities and Exchange Commission during Trump’s first term, served as interim U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and was confirmed by the Senate in July to lead the intelligence community. He is expected to continue in his current role while taking on the new responsibility.

The move comes as part of a broader initiative to position artificial intelligence as a strategic priority for the administration. The effort reflects growing emphasis on technological competition and national security in the digital domain.

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