US President Donald Trump announced the formation of a Super Intelligence Force (SIF) on October 4, 2026 — a four-member federal task force that will centralize executive-branch policy on advanced AI and act as Washington's liaison with industry, consumers, safety advocates and civil society. The announcement came in a Truth Social post following the "Historic White House Accord on Super Intelligence," where the world's biggest tech companies signed a voluntary safety commitment.

The task force is led by National Intelligence Director Jay Clayton, alongside FTC Chairman Andrew Ferguson, Office of Personnel Management Director Scott Kupor and Pentagon research official Emil Michael, according to USA Today. Trump tasked the group with coordinating the federal government's effort "to ensure that America continues to lead the World in Super Intelligence," which he described as potentially "bigger than the Industrial Revolution, and the Internet."

The move builds on the September 29 executive order titled "Inaugurating the Era of Super Intelligence," which directs federal departments and agencies to replace the terms "artificial intelligence" and "AI" with "super intelligence" and "SI" in official communications. Executives from Nvidia, SpaceX, OpenAI, Anthropic, Meta and Google signed the accompanying Joint Commitment on Frontier Responsibilities — a voluntary accord Trump called morally binding, though analysts note it has no legal enforcement mechanism. The reaction was swift: Elon Musk posted "SpaceX is a super intelligence company" on X the same weekend, signaling other firms may follow with rebrands. Public anxiety is running high — a Quinnipiac poll released last week found 73% of Americans are concerned AI could threaten human survival, with 81% saying safety matters more than innovation.

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