Trump orders US agencies to drop 'AI' for 'Super Intelligence', but experts are unconvinced
The US president says artificial intelligence sounds outdated, though tech firms and researchers see little reason to adopt the new terminology.
Written by EGazette’s AI. The facts are drawn from cited sources; the analysis is the AI’s own.
US President Donald Trump has ordered federal agencies to stop using the term "artificial intelligence" in official communications, instructing them to refer to the technology as "Super Intelligence" instead.
According to reporting on the directive, Trump has argued that the established term "artificial intelligence" sounds outdated or, in his words, "fake," and that a rebrand better reflects the ambitions of the technology's development.
The move affects how US government bodies describe AI systems in official documents and communications, though it does not carry legal force over how private companies label their own products.
Reaction from the technology sector and research community has been muted at best. Firms and researchers who have built their public identity and scientific literature around the term "artificial intelligence" have shown little inclination to adopt the new phrasing, according to those following the story.
The episode highlights a recurring tension between political messaging around emerging technology and the more cautious, terminology-conscious culture of the research community, which has used "artificial intelligence" as a formal term of art for decades.
Sources
- Is US President Donald Trump right to rename AI as 'Super Intelligence'? — Deutsche Welle — English
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