Trump Bans 'Artificial Intelligence' Term in Federal Documents, Pushes 'Super Intelligence' Rebrand
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Trump says he will ban term artificial intelligence
WASHINGTON, Oct 27 (Reuters) - US President Donald Trump said he would ban the term artificial intelligence in documents and everything else, as he questioned why the Wall Street Journal was not using his preferred term, super intelligence. "When will The Wall Street Journal start calling
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Trump Triples Down on 'Super Intelligence'
Just when you, a tech CEO, thought it was safe to say "AI" again... President Donald Trump posted Tuesday on Truth Social that he will soon "be officially BANNING the term, 'AI/Artificial Intelligence,' in all relevant documents, and everything else, due to its inaccuracy." For over a month now,
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Trump Says He Will Ban the Term 'Artificial Intelligence'
President Trump wants to rebrand artificial intelligence, presumably to improve public perception of the data centers he wants to build everywhere. "When will The Wall Street Journal start calling Artificial Intelligence (AI), a very bad and inaccurate name, SI (Super Intelligence), the name which
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Trump says he will ban the term artificial intelligence
President Trump said Tuesday that he was banning the term artificial intelligence "in all relevant documents and everything else." "In short order, we will be officially BANNING the term, 'AI/Artificial Intelligence,' in all relevant documents, and everything else, due to its inaccuracy," he wrote
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Donald Trump: Donald Trump says US to ban 'artificial intelligence' term, pushes 'super intelligence'
US president Donald Trump on Tuesday [local time] said his administration would ban the use of the terms "Artificial Intelligence" and "AI" in relevant federal government documents, pushing for their replacement with "Super Intelligence" and "SI" on the grounds that the existing terminology no
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Trump Claims He'll Soon Officially Ban The Term 'Artificial Intelligence'
The president is considering taking drastic steps to ensure people stop using the terms "artificial intelligence" and "AI." Donald Trump is considering drastic steps to ensure people stop saying "artificial intelligence" or "AI" and start using his preferred term "super intelligence" instead. The
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Trump wants 'AI' renamed 'Super Intelligence', plans to ban term 'Artificial Intelligence'
Donald Trump expressed his intention to ban the term artificial intelligence in all official documents. He argued that the term is inaccurate and should be replaced with super intelligence. This declaration was made via a post on Truth Social. He questioned why certain publications do not adopt
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Trump says he will ban term artificial intelligence - The Korea Times
WASHINGTON -- US President Donald Trump said he would ban the term artificial intelligence in documents and everything else, as he questioned why the Wall Street Journal was not using his preferred term, super intelligence. "When will The Wall Street Journal start calling Artificial Intelligence
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'Artificial Intelligence' Banned? Trump Pushes 'Super Intelligence' as New Name for AI
US President Donald Trump said his administration plans to stop using the term "artificial intelligence" in favor of "super intelligence." In a Truth Social post, Trump criticized the term and urged The Wall Street Journal to adopt his preferred phrase. The proposal follows his earlier remarks at
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Trump says he will ban term artificial intelligence
WASHINGTON, Oct 27 (Reuters) - US President Donald Trump said he would ban the term artificial intelligence in documents and everything else, as he questioned why the Wall Street Journal was not using his preferred term, super intelligence. "When will The Wall Street Journal start calling
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President Donald Trump announced he will officially ban the term artificial intelligence in federal government documents, mandating the use of super intelligence instead. The move follows a September executive order directing agencies to adopt the new terminology, with Trump calling AI a "very bad and inaccurate name" that makes intelligence sound fake.
Trump Escalates Campaign to Ban the Term Artificial Intelligence
President Donald Trump announced on Truth Social that his administration will officially ban the term artificial intelligence in federal government documents and operations, escalating a month-long campaign to rebrand the technology sector's most widely recognized phrase
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. Trump says he will ban "AI/Artificial Intelligence" due to what he describes as its inaccuracy, pushing instead for the adoption of super intelligence and its abbreviation SI3
. The announcement came after Trump questioned why the Wall Street Journal continued using artificial intelligence rather than his preferred terminology, claiming that "virtually everyone else is using, or soon will be" the term super intelligence4
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Source: Benzinga
This latest declaration suggests Trump plans to add enforcement mechanisms beyond the executive order he signed on September 30, titled "Inaugurating the Era of Super Intelligence," which directed federal agencies to replace AI terminology in official communications
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. The rebranding effort marks an unprecedented linguistic shift in how the U.S. government describes advanced technology, raising questions about implementation and compliance across the federal bureaucracy.Executive Order Mandates Terminology Change Across Federal Operations
The September executive order requires federal government documents, public communications, official websites, reports and administrative policy documents to adopt the new AI terminology
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. However, the directive clarifies that previously issued regulations, existing government contracts, grants and historical archival records will not be retroactively altered. The order sets a 60-day deadline for the Assistant to the President for Science and Technology to submit proposed legislative language to Congress establishing an updated federal statutory definition of super intelligence and recommending corresponding amendments to existing laws.
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Trump's rationale centers on the claim that technological advances have outgrown the original framework used to describe artificial intelligence. According to the executive order, "The capabilities of today's frontier systems do much more than imitate or automate discrete aspects of human intelligence. They increasingly amplify human ingenuity and unlock new forms of creativity, empowering Americans to achieve what was previously impossible across science, medicine, and nearly every other domain of human endeavor"
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.Tech Executives Face Pressure to Comply With Terminology Mandate
Tech executives who met with Trump at the White House last month, including Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, Sundar Pichai and Jensen Huang, appear to be under pressure to adopt the new terminology in their companies' communications
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. Elon Musk has emerged as a prominent cheerleader for the phrase, announcing plans to rename SpaceX's AI division from SpaceXAI to SpaceXSI2
. However, compliance has been inconsistent—Musk himself used the term "AI data centers" in a recent post on X, suggesting even supporters occasionally slip back into established terminology.
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Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, has not publicly acknowledged the two-word version of super intelligence that Trump promotes, though he has written about "superintelligence" as a different concept
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. Trump's latest announcement may serve as a reminder to tech executives that they remain accountable for the commitment they appeared to make during White House discussions. While Trump cannot legally require journalists or private companies to use the phrase, his influence over federal contracts and regulatory environments creates indirect pressure on the technology sector.Related Stories
Super Intelligence Force Established to Coordinate Federal Efforts
Trump announced the creation of the Super Intelligence Force in early October, tasked with coordinating federal government efforts to ensure American leadership in what he describes as technology "bigger than the Industrial Revolution, and the Internet"
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. The group, led by Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton, is directed to coordinate with consumers, public interest groups, religious organizations, critical infrastructure providers and technology companies4
.At the United Nations General Assembly, Trump told delegates that the United States would be renaming artificial intelligence to super intelligence in documents, stating: "The use of the word artificial makes intelligence sound fake. It is not fake. It's actually amazing"
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. This international declaration signals Trump's intention to export the terminology change beyond domestic policy, though adoption by other nations remains uncertain.Implementation Challenges and Public Reception Remain Unclear
Despite the executive order signed last month, the policy change has done virtually nothing to move the needle with the American public, according to reports
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. The disconnect between Trump's claim that "virtually everyone else is using" super intelligence and the reality that hardly anybody outside government circles employs the term raises questions about the rebranding effort's viability. Trump has gone so far as to describe anyone who uses artificial intelligence terminology as "the enemy," intensifying the political dimension of what might otherwise be considered a technical or semantic discussion4
.The timing of this push coincides with growing American opposition to data centers ahead of midterm elections, suggesting the rebranding may be partly motivated by efforts to improve public perception of infrastructure projects
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. Watch for how federal agencies implement the ban in practice, whether Congress acts on the proposed legislative changes within the 60-day window, and whether the technology industry sustains compliance beyond initial public commitments. The linguistic shift represents a test case for presidential influence over technical terminology and could set precedents for how political considerations shape scientific and technological discourse in federal operations.References
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