U.S. Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton stated that "super intelligence is a national security issue" and argued against pausing the development of AI models by U.S. companies. He also suggested that federal agencies like the Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission are best suited to policing AI companies. Clayton made these remarks in a CNBC interview, a day after President Donald Trump met with tech leaders and reportedly mentioned Clayton as a good candidate for an AI "czar" role, a question Clayton avoided answering.