The rebrand comes after Trump stated that Chinese President Xi Jinping approved of the new terminology. Beyond the designation change, Trump indicated a preference for "tremendous self-regulation" within the tech industry rather than the implementation of binding federal rules. He also suggested renaming the news media "artificial news," arguing that the term "artificial" is synonymous with the "fake news" of current reporting.
Tuesday, October 20, 2026
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Trump Renames AI as Super Intelligence in Order for Federal Agencies
US Politics21 days ago
US government procurement and grant programs are now legally required to use a new naming convention for machine intelligence. President Trump will sign an executive order at 5 PM ET today that replaces the term "artificial intelligence" with "super intelligence," or "SI," across all federal agencies. This transition follows a White House lunch with technology executives who reportedly support the rebranding, which Trump justifies by stating the technology is not actually artificial.
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