Trump intel chief warns AI firms on hacks, says new department is the ‘cop on the beat’

US intelligence chief Jay Clayton has warned AI companies that they are responsible if their products hack government or private websites. His remarks come as the Trump administration creates a new task force to propose safeguards for increasingly autonomous AI systems.

Clayton said officials had asked Anthropic to help affected organisations patch systems after reports that its models submitted a visa application and made a false homicide report. The Super Intelligence Force has 120 days to recommend guardrails, with Clayton identifying detection, reporting and response as priorities; it will report to President Trump and Chief of Staff Susie Wiles.