White House forms task force to assess AI risks, opportunities: WSJ
Group led by US intelligence chief to deliver report within 120 days
The White House has formed a task force to assess the risks and opportunities posed by artificial intelligence and examine the federal government's role in overseeing the rapidly developing technology, the Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday.
The "Super Intelligence Force," chaired by Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton, will have 120 days to prepare its findings.
It will examine existing laws and potential steps Congress could take while working with the technology industry to identify risks and opportunities.
Its charter calls for developing plans to respond to threats posed by advanced AI, while avoiding regulations that could hinder innovation and competition.
The task force will also review how breaches, hacks, model jailbreaks and other AI-related incidents are reported to the government, and recommend ways to improve the federal response under existing authorities.
Its formation follows a White House meeting on Tuesday between President Donald Trump and technology executives, including OpenAI President Greg Brockman, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei and Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang.
Trump said that the heads of the largest US tech companies signed a "morally binding" agreement to put controls on artificial intelligence, including internal safety monitoring and independent external reviews of their systems.
Trump has emphasized maintaining US leadership in the technology while favoring voluntary industry safeguards as opposed to tighter government regulation.
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