TRUMP'S AI TASK FORCE STARTS A 120-DAY DOOMSDAY CLOCK

The White House Super Intelligence task force adopted its charter at its first official meeting on October 15, starting a 120-day review of AI risks, industry commitments and government coordination. The group commissioned a report from the President's Council of Advisers on Science and Technology covering cybersecurity and critical infrastructure, biosecurity and dual-use applications, and model control and accountability, and it is to send findings and recommendations to President Donald Trump and Chief of Staff Susie Wiles.

Work was split among named officials. Jay Clayton and Sean Cairncross will lead implementation of the White House Accord on Super Intelligence signed by AI executives, whose voluntary commitments include internal monitoring, third-party reviews and safety disclosures to boards. Emil Michael will develop protocols for labs to report breaches, hacks and other cyber issues, while FTC Chair Andrew Ferguson leads law-enforcement and consumer-protection coordination. How compliance would be enforced, and whether reporting would be legally required, remains unclear.