12.10.2026, Moscow.
US President Donald Trump appointed representatives of military agencies to coordinate the development of artificial intelligence (AI). This and other steps indicate that Washington effectively granted the technology the status of a military force, according to Rossa Primavera News Agency‘s IT Desk.
On October 4, Trump announced the creation of the Super Intelligence Force (SIF), an interagency group that will coordinate federal policy on AI. It will be headed by Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton. Its leadership includes the Pentagon’s chief technology officer, the head of the Federal Trade Commission (the antitrust regulator), and the director of the Office of Personnel Management.
Three of the five members of the SIF are military officials, including its top leader. The fact that AI policy is being coordinated by the head of the intelligence community indicates that the technology is being viewed primarily as a national security issue rather than as an economic sector.
This is also accompanied by Trump’s efforts to assign the technology as much significance as possible. He has mandated that government agencies use the term “Super Intelligence” instead of “AI” and has declared everyone who continues to use the old terminology to be an enemy.
The result is that the United States is moving AI out of the economic sphere and into the military-strategic sphere, with all the consequences this entails for the arms race. Furthermore, the decision to place such a strong emphasis on bots in matters of war also demonstrates
