Gavin Newsom orders California firms to keep 'AI' name unchanged after Trump's 'superintelligence' decree
California Governor Gavin Newsom issued an executive order requiring state agencies to continue using the term 'Artificial Intelligence' despite a federal directive from the Trump administration to switch to 'superintelligence.' Newsom framed the move as a rejection of federal rebranding and a commitment to AI safety.
Why it matters
This conflict highlights the growing friction between state-level tech policy and federal administration mandates regarding emerging technologies.
California Governor Gavin Newsom has taken another swipe at President Donald Trump, this time over the administration’s push to replace the term “artificial intelligence” with “superintelligence”.Newsom on Wednesday signed an executive order directing California state agencies and departments under his authority to continue referring to the technology as “artificial intelligence” or “AI”, regardless of any different terminology adopted by the federal government, unless required otherwise by law.Sharing the move on X, Newsom said: “I just signed an executive order permanently declaring Artificial Intelligence ‘Artificial Intelligence’ in California.
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