Trump's Push to Rebrand AI as 'Superintelligence' Finds No Support From Major AI Makers
ChatGPT, Grok, Claude and Gemini all decline the request, saying 'superintelligence' describes a distinct future category of models.
Major artificial intelligence developers have declined a request from US President Donald Trump to adopt the term "superintelligence" in place of "artificial intelligence," according to a report by Anadolu Agency.
The report said ChatGPT (developed by OpenAI), Grok (developed by xAI), Claude (developed by Anthropic) and Gemini (developed by Google) all turned down the request.
According to the report, representatives of the AI systems indicated that "superintelligence" refers to a category of future models that would be distinct from those currently in use, and that the term "artificial intelligence" remains the accurate description for existing technology.
The episode highlights a gap between political rhetoric around the pace and capability of AI development and the terminology used by the companies and researchers building the systems.
"Superintelligence" is a term used in AI research to describe hypothetical future systems that would significantly exceed human cognitive capabilities across virtually all domains — a threshold that, according to the report, none of the current systems have reached.
Further details on the context of Trump's request, including where or when it was made, were not specified in the report.
Sources
- Trump’s push for ‘superintelligence’ finds no support from AI makers — Anadolu Agency (Turkey)
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