Trump's Super Intelligence Force Reports to the President

Trump has created a Super Intelligence Force task force that reports directly to him and chief of staff Susie Wiles, and that TechCrunch says has 120 days to deliver a report on the risks and opportunities of AI.

The announcement

The unit, shortened to SIF, was announced on October 4, 2026 in a Truth Social post. Intelligence director Jay Clayton chairs it. Andrew Ferguson of the FTC, Emil Michael and Scott Kupor serve as vice chairs, which puts four named officials at the top alongside unnamed additional government representatives.

One name, two job descriptions

The sources do not agree on Kupor's post. TechCrunch identifies him as director of the Office of Personnel Management; the-decoder calls him the administration's technology chief. Nothing in the available reporting settles which title the order itself uses. TechCrunch also places Emil Michael at the war department as undersecretary for research and engineering.

What it is supposed to do

Trump framed the body as a way to pool federal work so the United States stays ahead in what he calls super intelligence. TechCrunch adds two elements: response plans for threats enabled by such systems, and a push against regulation it says would hold back innovation. the-decoder describes a narrower, more practical remit — outreach to consumers, interest groups, religious organizations, operators of critical infrastructure and AI companies.

None of the three sources gives a budget figure, and none documents the wording or date of the order through which Trump wants the term AI relabeled as super intelligence.

Why the label is wrong

In AI research, superintelligence describes self-improving systems that far exceed human capability. No such system exists. Trump uses the phrase as a synonym for AI in general, and that gap is the basis of the-decoder's objection to the unit's name.

What came before

In September 2026, Trump promised an AI Force and an AI czar, and dismissed AI safety worries as a hoax invented by his political opponents. Tech executives then signed a White House pledge under which independent third-party auditors would confirm that AI models operate as intended. TechCrunch describes that pledge as non-binding; the-decoder reports it was called morally binding.

Open questions

Only TechCrunch mentions the 120-day deadline, and it attributes the detail secondhand; neither decoder piece carries it. No source names a publication date for the report, says who signs it off, or spells out what authority the force holds over existing agencies.