DOJ Launches Super Intelligence Task Force

The U.S. Department of Justice has launched a Super Intelligence Task Force to coordinate enforcement against unlawful uses of advanced artificial intelligence, naming Associate Attorney General Stanley Woodward and Associate Deputy Attorney General Stephen Weiss as co-leaders. The department says the task force will coordinate criminal investigations and civil enforcement across its divisions and U.S. Attorneys’ Offices. Its stated priorities include identifying and prosecuting unlawful use of advanced AI, which the DOJ calls “Super Intelligence,” particularly conduct targeting taxpayers, critical infrastructure or national security. Attorney General Todd Blanche said the task force would work with Jay Clayton, chair of the White House’s Super Intelligence Force. Blanche said the department would pursue people who use the technology unlawfully and protect critical technologies from manipulation by actors at home and abroad. The DOJ says the new body will take on the work of its earlier AI task force and serve as the department’s main point of contact with the White House initiative. Its responsibilities include recommending enforcement priorities and developing guidance for...