Trump threatens ban on artificial intelligence term

President Donald Trump wants to replace the term “artificial intelligence” with “super intelligence,” calling the existing name inaccurate. 

He has also threatened to ban the term AI in official documents and other communications. He did not explain how the proposed restriction would work or whether it would apply beyond government usage.

Trump raised the issue in a post on Truth Social, criticizing The Wall Street Journal for continuing to use the term. He argued that “super intelligence,” shortened to SI, better describes the technology and predicted that more people would adopt it.

Trump signed an executive order in September directing federal agencies to adopt the new terminology. However, major news outlets continue to use AI, which remains the standard term.