Trump says 'artificial' makes AI sound fake, renames it 'super intelligence'
President Donald Trump has announced that the U.S. government will officially refer to artificial intelligence as 'super intelligence' to avoid the negative connotations of the word 'artificial.' The decision follows a series of social media polls and is part of a broader initiative to prioritize the technology.
Why it matters
This represents a significant shift in government terminology regarding emerging technology and highlights the administration's focus on AI policy.
US President Donald Trump wants the world to stop saying "artificial intelligence". Speaking at the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Tuesday (September 22), Trump said the US will now officially call the technology "super intelligence", or SI. His reason is simple: the word "artificial" makes it sound fake. "It makes it sound fake, and it is not fake. It's actually amazing," he said.The change, according to Trump, will cover all US government documents. "From this point forward, all of the United States documents, and hopefully the world's, will be changed to use the much more accurate term, super as opposed to artificial," he told the assembly. There is no word yet on when the switch will happen or how it will be carried out. Trump himself did not sound too sure. "Let's see if I have any power.
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