Trump demands use of 'super intelligence' instead of artificial intelligence

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 8 Oct, 18:13 · Archive

President Trump has declared that referring to artificial intelligence as anything other than 'super intelligence' makes those responsible 'the enemy'.

President Trump has declared that using the term 'artificial intelligence' rather than 'super intelligence' makes those responsible 'the enemy' of the White House. He made the warning on Truth Social, stating that anyone referring to large language models such as ChatGPT or Claude as artificial intelligence would earn a place on his enemies list.

This latest declaration follows an executive order signed by Trump directing executive branch agencies to adopt the term 'super intelligence' across the federal government. The order came after a lunch with leaders in the AI industry including Elon Musk, Sundar Pichai and Dario Amodei.

Trump previously explained his reasoning to the UN General Assembly, arguing that the word 'artificial' makes intelligence sound 'fake' and that the technology is 'actually amazing'. He had also polled supporters on Truth Social asking them to choose between 'super intelligence', 'superior intelligence' or 'extreme intelligence' as alternatives to the conventional term.

The Economist reports that Trump's desire to unleash AI technology is running into political reality, suggesting his rebranding strategy faces practical challenges in implementation across government and industry.

How it is being reported

• Trump declares anyone who uses the term Artificial Intelligence to be ‘The Enemy!’President’s latest outburst comes as his push to rebrand the emerging technology falls increasingly flatIndependent World · 8 Oct, 17:53
• Donald Trump’s untenable strategy for AIThe president’s desire to unleash the technology is running into political realityThe Economist · 7 Oct, 19:44

In this story: Donald Trump · Elon Musk · Sundar Pichai · Dario Amodei · OpenAI · Anthropic · White House

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