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Trump names four officials to run a Super Intelligence Force

Spy chief Jay Clayton chairs it, with the heads of the FTC and the personnel office and a Pentagon technology chief. It reports to Trump and his chief of staff.

President Trump announced the Super Intelligence Force on Truth Social on Sunday, October 4. Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton leads it, joined by FTC Chairman Andrew Ferguson, Pentagon under secretary Emil Michael and personnel chief Scott Kupor. It will coordinate the government’s work on AI.

Musk says SpaceXAI will be renamed SpaceXSI

Elon Musk’s AI company is following Trump’s order to say “Super Intelligence” instead of AI. Musk gave no date, and the company has made no formal announcement.

Elon Musk said on X on Sunday, October 4, that SpaceX’s AI unit, SpaceXAI, will change its name to SpaceXSI. The company makes the Grok chatbot. The move follows President Trump’s order telling federal agencies to replace “AI” with “Super Intelligence”.

Trump picks Clayton as AI czar to lead task force, WSJ says

Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton will chair a group the administration calls the “Super Intelligence Force”. It has 120 days to report on AI’s risks and opportunities.

The Wall Street Journal reported on October 3 that President Trump has chosen Jay Clayton, the Director of National Intelligence, as his AI czar. Clayton will lead a new White House task force with 120 days to report on the risks and opportunities of AI and on what the federal government should be responsible for.

Appeals court rejects fair use for Ross’s AI training

It is the first US appeals ruling on AI training and copyright. The court’s reasoning is sealed for now, and the case involves a search tool, not generative AI.

A US appeals court on September 29 upheld a ruling that Ross Intelligence infringed Thomson Reuters’ copyright by using material from Westlaw’s legal summaries to train an AI search tool. It is the first US appeals ruling on whether AI training can be fair use. The 32-page opinion is sealed while the two sides propose redactions.

Trump orders agencies to say “Super Intelligence”, not AI

An executive order tells federal agencies to write “SI” instead of “AI”. It does not change existing laws, but asks for a proposed legal definition within 60 days.

President Trump signed an executive order on September 29 titled “Inaugurating The Era Of Super Intelligence”. The executive branch will now use “Super Intelligence” and “SI” in place of “Artificial Intelligence” and “AI” in letters, websites, reports and policy documents. For now, the new term covers exactly what the legal definition of AI already covers.

Trump promised an “AI Force” and a new AI czar

Neither role has a public job description yet.

In a Truth Social post, the president said he is forming an AI Force like the Space Force and will soon name an AI czar. He promised not to slow the industry, but he gave no details about either role.

China rejects US model-copying claims

The public evidence is still limited.

China called the US accusations unfair and asked for cooperation. The US advisory gives technical warning signs, but the named companies have not been judged by a court.

US lawmakers want to ban superintelligent AI

First, they must define it.

Bernie Sanders and Greg Casar announced a plan for a temporary pause on advanced AI and a permanent ban on superintelligence. The full legal details are not yet clear.

The US government supports OpenAI in a major copyright case

The Justice Department says training AI on copyrighted work can be fair use. This may influence the case, but the judge still makes the legal decision.

AI rules are starting to focus on numbers you can check

Regulators want AI companies to report clear facts about computing power, energy use, tests, and serious problems. These facts are easier to check than broad promises.