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October 5, 2026

Trump creates 'Super Intelligence Force' to oversee AI policy

Also: Altman says society should tolerate AI harms for the sake of its benefits‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ 

X-Risk Daily

Monday 05 October 2026

Transformative AI
Trump creates 'Super Intelligence Force' to oversee AI policy
President Trump announced the creation of a "Super Intelligence Force" on Sunday 4 October, naming Jay Clayton, the current director of national intelligence, to lead the new body.

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