DOJ Just Launched Something Called The Super Intelligence Task Force

The Department of Justice has established the Super Intelligence Task Force (DOJ-SITF), a new unit led by Stanley Woodward and Stephen Weiss that reports to Attorney General Todd Blanche and is charged with protecting US AI technology from foreign state actors, transnational criminal organizations, and fraud. The launch matters because it formalizes federal oversight of AI at a moment when Washington is weighing how aggressively to police the sector, and it places Blanche—who has himself faced fraud accusations, including in a crypto scheme—at the center of an agency investigating fraud in AI. What to watch next is how the DOJ-SITF defines its jurisdiction, whether it pursues enforcement actions or stays advisory, and how it divides responsibilities with Clayton's SI Force.