Trump suggests rebranding AI with a new name, says he’s also creating an AI Force
President Donald Trump dismissed concerns about AI safety as a hoax orchestrated by political opponents and proposed rebranding the technology with new names like Superior Intelligence. He announced the formation of a new AI Force and the appointment of an AI Czar to oversee the industry's growth. These statements come amid intensifying debates over AI risks, with industry leaders and critics offering conflicting views on the technology's potential dangers.
- ▪Trump posted a poll on Truth Social asking followers to choose a new name for Artificial Intelligence, with options including Superior Intelligence and Supreme Intelligence.
- ▪The president claimed that opposition to AI is a Democratic hoax similar to other political narratives and stated he would not stand by and let it happen.
- ▪Trump announced he is creating an AI Force and will appoint an AI Czar, though he did not specify the roles' duties.
- ▪Recent AI safety concerns were highlighted by an Anthropic researcher's resignation and CEO Dario Amodei's plan to pace frontier development.
- ▪Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang publicly agreed with Trump that the AI backlash is a hoax and insisted against slowing down development.
6 outlets in our directory ran this story, first to last over 2 hours. Coverage spans 2 points on the political spectrum — 1 lean left, 4 centre.
- ▪ Trump says US will form 'AI Force' and appoint an artificial intelligence tsar — BBC News — Science
- ▪ Trump to create ‘AI Force’ to monitor technology as fears over out-of-control agents grow — The Guardian — US
- ▪ Now Trump says he's creating an AI Force — Engadget
- ▪ Trump announces plans to create an "AI Force" — Mashable
- ▪ Trump Announces an 'AI Force' — The Wall Street Journal
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President Donald Trump has responded in characteristic fashion to the recent debate around AI safety — by declaring that these concerns are part of a long line of hoaxes “generated by the Radical Left Dumocrats, for purposes of destroying our Country.” On Saturday, Trump began his musings on AI by writing on his social network Truth Social that “many people think that the words ‘Artificial Intelligence’ are inaccurate, and very ineloquent, relative to AI, or Artificial Intelligence.” So he posted a poll where followers could vote on a new name for the technology — Superior Intelligence, Extreme Intelligence, or Supreme Intelligence.
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