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The US Department of Justice has announced a task force intended to protect American AI technology from compromise or misuse by foreign actors and fraudsters, Gizmodo reports. The department is calling it the Super Intelligence Task Force, using the administration’s preferred label for AI.

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That gives the terminology shift a practical home in government, alongside a stated focus on protecting AI technology. The report says Attorney General Todd Blanche announced the unit’s creation on Thursday.

Discuss: Should government task forces use the administration’s new ‘Super Intelligence’ label, or stick with established AI terminology?

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    The US Department of Justice’s Super Intelligence Task Force is now up and running, The Register reports. Its leaders include director of national intelligence Jay Clayton, associate attorney general Stanley Woodward and associate deputy attorney general Stephen Weiss.

    The task force is expected to coordinate the department’s criminal and civil AI cases, recommend enforcement priorities on public safety and AI misuse, and develop prosecution guidance for unlawful AI conduct. The department’s memo also assigns it a role in shaping legislative proposals.

    The brief goes beyond protecting US AI leadership: it puts enforcement and policy coordination under one task force. Pentagon CTO Emil Michael said further details about the administration’s AI regulatory landscape are expected later this month, according to The Register.

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    The US Department of Justice’s Super Intelligence Task Force is also tasked with “deconflicting” investigations and other matters across departments and US attorneys’ offices, The Register reports. That adds a coordination role to the task force’s previously reported enforcement brief.

    The Register says senior officials cited AI attacks targeting individuals and attempts to disrupt critical infrastructure among the risks facing the public. Those examples give a sharper picture of the threats the department says it wants to address.

    Associate deputy attorney general Stephen Weiss said the department also wants companies to exercise vigorous internal controls and improve reporting on AI risks and responses, according to The Register. That puts corporate safeguards alongside the task force’s enforcement and policy work.

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    • DoJ's 'Super Intelligence Task Force' up and running - The Register: The DOJ task force is tasked with coordinating AI-related investigations across departments and US attorneys’ offices; officials cited attacks targeting individuals and critical infrastructure, while a senior DOJ official said companies should strengthen internal controls and risk reporting.

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