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Trump Tells U.N. He Renames Artificial Intelligence to “Super Intelligence” in U.S. Documents
The US will officially rename artificial intelligence as "super intelligence" in government documents. The announcement was made by President Trump at the United Nations General Assembly.
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TechRadar frames the rebrand as misdirection to dodge regulation, while The Korea Times treats it as a rationale rejected oversight.
UN Renaming Bid
President Donald Trump told the United Nations General Assembly that the United States would change the name of artificial intelligence to “super intelligence” in government documents, arguing that “artificial” makes intelligence sound fake. Trump said, “From this point forward, all of United States documents and hopefully the world’s will be changed to use the much more accurate term super as opposed to artificial,” and he framed the move as a rejection of “any attempt to construct a globalist scheme to control for the artificial intelligence being spoken of so much now.”
“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.”
Trump also said the U.S. would “only encourage super intelligence” and would “watch it closely through the Department of Justice,” while he asserted, “We’re leading now over China by a lot.” Trump compared the fears around AI to earlier warnings about global warming, saying “the very same people who said we’ll all be dead in 12 years because of global warming” were now saying “AI is going to kill us all.”
No Binding Order
The Independent reported uncertainty about whether a formal implementation order existed, and the reporting reviewed at publication time found no confirmed binding federal directive implementing the terminology change.
The Hill described Trump’s remarks as a renaming in “all U.S. documents,” while Trump told the UN that “The use of the word artificial makes intelligence sound fake,” and he added, “It is not fake. It’s actually amazing.”
The Verge quoted Trump saying, “Let’s see if I have any power. Maybe I do, and maybe I don’t, we’re gonna find out pretty soon,” as he urged that the new label be adopted beyond the United States.
The Gizmodo account said Trump told the assembly, “From this point forward, all of United States documents and hopefully the world’s, will be changed to use the much more accurate term Super as opposed to Artificial,” and it also quoted Trump’s line about using “dash SI” as the shorthand.
Regulation and Stakes
Trump told the United Nations General Assembly that the U.S. would “encourage” super intelligence rather than “rein it in,” and he said the Department of Justice would intervene if needed. TechRadar framed the president’s approach as promising “free rein” while downplaying concerns, and it quoted Trump saying, “We’re going to encourage it, not rein it in.”T
“We’re going to encourage it, not rein it in.”
The Korea Times reported that leaders of more than 20 mostly European countries urged binding safety measures for advanced artificial intelligence ahead of meetings in New York, while it said AI superpowers China and the United States did not endorse the idea. TUN chief Antonio Guterres called for channels for dialogue, transparency, trust and cooperation, saying, “Governments with the greatest AI capabilities have the greatest responsibilities to humanity, to establish channels for dialogue, transparency, trust and cooperation,” as the U.S. and China discussed creating a communication channel for AI concerns.