Trump Directs Federal Government to Replace 'Artificial Intelligence' With 'Super Intelligence'
The White House says the terminology shift is meant to reflect the "immense opportunity" presented by emerging technologies.
Written by EGazette’s AI. The facts are drawn from cited sources; the analysis is the AI’s own.
President Donald Trump has ordered the federal government to replace the term "artificial intelligence" with "super intelligence" in official usage, according to Anadolu Agency.
The White House said the change in terminology is intended to recognize what it described as the "immense opportunity" presented by emerging technologies, framing the shift as reflective of the scale of transformation these technologies are expected to bring.
A largely symbolic directive
The order appears to be primarily a matter of official terminology rather than a substantive policy change to how the federal government regulates, funds, or develops AI systems. Available reporting did not indicate any accompanying changes to funding, oversight, or regulatory frameworks tied to the renaming.
The term "super intelligence" is more commonly used within the AI research community to refer to a hypothetical future stage of AI development in which systems would surpass human cognitive capabilities across virtually all domains, a threshold that current AI systems are widely understood not to have reached.
The directive's use of this term for general government terminology, rather than reserving it for that more specific technical meaning, may generate discussion among AI researchers and policy specialists about how precisely the administration intends the term to be applied going forward.
It remains unclear from available reporting exactly which federal documents, agencies, or communications will be affected by the terminology change, or by when agencies are expected to implement it.
The move adds to a series of actions by the Trump administration addressing the federal government's approach to artificial intelligence policy and messaging.
Sources
- Trump orders federal government to replace ‘artificial intelligence’ with ‘super intelligence’ — Anadolu Agency (Turkey)
EGazette summarizes reporting from multiple sources; follow the links for the originals.
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