[US Department of Justice Establishes Special Task Force on Superintelligence to Combat AI Misuse] According to an official announcement from the US Department of Justice, the Department of Justice announced on November 5 the establishment of the Special Task Force on Superintelligence (DOJ-SITF), led by Deputy Attorney General Stanley Woodward and Assistant Deputy Attorney General Stephen Weiss. The task force aims to prevent the misuse of superintelligence (SI) by foreign states and their supported actors, transnational criminal organizations, and individuals or corporations engaged in fraud and other illegal activities. Stephen Weiss stated that the Department of Justice will ensure that companies establish robust internal controls to ensure that superintelligence technologies function as intended.