DOJ launches Super Intelligence Task Force to police AI misuse

The Justice Department's new unit joins the SEC, the OCC and a White House force in reframing AI oversight around 'super intelligence' The US Department of Justice has set up a dedicated task force to go after the misuse of advanced artificial intelligence. It is called the Super Intelligence Task Force, or DOJ-SITF. The launch, announced on November 4-5, 2026, is part of a broader push. Several federal agencies are now building oversight around a technology Washington increasingly describes in near-sci-fi language. Who is running it and what it targets Two senior DOJ officials will co-lead the unit. They are Associate Attorney General Stanley Woodward and Associate Deputy Attorney General Stephen Weiss. The task force is aimed at misuse of advanced AI, which the government is now calling “super intelligence,” by a range of actors. Those include foreign governments and transnational criminal organizations. Enforcement is only half the job. The DOJ-SITF is also meant to encourage strong internal controls at corporations that deploy AI technologies. The unit will also serve as a link to the White House’s Super Intelligence Force, or SIF. That body is chaired by Director of National I...