Donald Trump Pushes Global Rebrand of Artificial Intelligence to Superintelligence

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Trump is pushing to rebrand artificial intelligence as superintelligence.

United States President Donald Trump is advocating to rebrand artificial intelligence as superintelligence across official government documentation and international communications. During an address at the United Nations General Assembly, Trump stated that he also pitched the new terminology to Chinese leadership. Following the announcement, the State Department instructed American diplomats to adopt the acronym SI in all future official correspondence.

President Donald Trump announced the terminology shift during his speech at the United Nations General Assembly.
The US State Department instructed diplomats to replace AI with SI in all official communications moving forward.
Trump stated that he also pitched the new superintelligence label to Chinese leader Xi Jinping.

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Timeline

Sep 25Trump sought to label the technology as superintelligence and discussed the term with Xi Jinping.
Sep 26Trump called for official adoption of superintelligence at the United Nations General Assembly.

Why it matters

Efforts to redefine terminology around emerging technology touch on geopolitical competition and public perception of advanced computing systems.

What outlets agree on

United States President Donald Trump is urging a global and domestic shift from artificial intelligence to superintelligence.

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