The US Department of Justice (DoJ) says its Super Intelligence Task Force (SINTF) is now up and running, after president Donald Trump ordered the move in a memo last month. Headed up by director of national intelligence Jay Clayton, as well as associate attorney general Stanley Woodward and associate deputy attorney general Stephen Weiss, SINTF’s responsibility is to protect the US’s lead in artificial intelligence development. Thursday’s announcement, which was littered with the " super intelligence " Trumpism, said the task force will ensure the US’s SI/AI leadership remains uncompromised by foreign AI "abuse," including by state and state-backed groups, criminal enterprises, individuals, or corporate entities. Per Trump’s October 13 memo [PDF], SITF will take "affirmative measures, as appropriate," to ensure the US stays ahead in AI development. It did not elaborate on what this nebulous phrase meant, but it can be reasonably assumed this means a breadth of proactive steps. The memo also stated that the task force will organize the DoJ’s criminal and civil lawsuits involving AI, recommend enforcement priorities concerning public safety and AI misuse, develop prosecution guidance for unlawful AI conduct, and feed into legislative proposals to prevent "burdensome regulation." Addressing a Wall Street Journal tech conference this week, Pentagon CTO and SITF vice chair Emil Michael said the team would release details about its AI regulatory landscape later this month. The task force will also shoulder various cross-departmental responsibilities, such as "deconflicting investigations, cases, and other matters" among departments and the offices of US attorneys…
