The department’s Super Intelligence Task Force (DOJ-SITF) will combat the misuse of the technology by foreign state and state-sponsored offenders, transnational criminal organizations, and individual or corporate crooks engaged in fraud or other unlawful conduct, according to the release.
“Super Intelligence” is the term used by the executive branch in place of “artificial intelligence,” according to a Sept. 29 executive order signed by President Donald Trump.
“SI development will continue to be powered by American innovators,” Attorney General Todd Blanche said in the release. “The SI Task Force at the Department of Justice will facilitate our partnership with [Super Intelligence Force] Chair Jay Clayton as we ensure critical SI technologies serve the American people and are not manipulated by bad actors at home or abroad.”
The Super Intelligence Force chaired by Clayton, who is also director of national intelligence, is a task force created by the White House. In early October, it was given 120 days to report on the risks and rewards of the technology, PYMNTS reported Oct. 4, citing The Wall Street Journal.
The Super Intelligence Force agreed during its first meeting Oct. 15 to develop “protocols and mechanisms” for AI companies to provide early warnings and notifications about issues such as breaches, hacks and jailbreaks, PYMNTS reported, citing Bloomberg. The task force also agreed to establish a “law enforcement and consumer protection coordination committee” that would include the DOJ, the Federal Trade Commission and other agencies.
The DOJ-SITF announced in the Thursday press release will be led by Associate Attorney General Stanley Woodward and Associate Deputy Attorney General Stephen Weiss.
Woodward said in the release: “As technological capabilities evolve, the DOJ-SITF will advance the department’s mission to make America safe.”
Weiss said in the release that the task force will help advance the technology and protect American innovation.
“The department also has a responsibility to utilize law enforcement tools at our disposal to deter improper use of SI, harden regular reporting on SI risk and response, and ensure companies exercise vigorous internal controls so that SI technology behaves as intended,” Weiss said.
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