U.S. Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton stated on CNBC that both U.S. companies and the Trump administration must be wary of foreign espionage attempts in the race for AI dominance. Clayton, who leads a new White House AI task force, said AI "amplifies" existing cybersecurity risks to U.S. digital infrastructure, which is interconnected with critical systems from public goods to national defense. He cited the OpenAI incident as an example of efforts to supplant U.S. leadership, adding that "known adversaries and competitors" like China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea possess significant technical capabilities that the U.S. needs to stay ahead of.