The US Justice Department has set up a task force to lead its work on AI crimes and AI lawsuits. It is called the Super Intelligence Task Force, the department said<\/a>\u00a0on Thursday.<\/p>\n The name follows a September order from President Donald Trump telling federal agencies to\u00a0call AI \u201csuper intelligence<\/em>\u201d\u00a0in official documents.<\/p>\n Associate Attorney General<\/a> Stanley Woodward and Associate Deputy Attorney General Stephen Weiss will lead the group. It will go after foreign states, criminal gangs, and people or firms that use AI for fraud, the DOJ said.<\/p>\n The task force will also absorb the DOJ\u2019s AI Litigation Task Force, according to an internal memo from Attorney General Todd Blanche dated 13 October,\u00a0Nextgov reported<\/a>. That unit was created in January to\u00a0challenge state AI laws\u00a0in federal court.<\/p>\n The new group will also set priorities and write rules for how to prosecute AI crimes, according to Nextgov. It will be the DOJ\u2019s main link to the White House\u2019s\u00a0Super Intelligence Force, led by intelligence director Jay Clayton.<\/p>\n \u201cThe Department of Justice will continue identifying and prosecuting individuals whose use of SI violates the law,\u201d Blanche said in a statement.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Weiss said the DOJ would also push firms to keep tight controls so their AI works as planned. The DOJ did not say how many staff the task force will have or what it will cost.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. Follow us on\u00a0Google News<\/a><\/span>\u00a0too, click on the star and choose us from your favorites.<\/span><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n If you want to read more like this article, you can visit our Technology category.<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n
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