Trump wants to rebrand AI as ‘Super Intelligence’ — here’s what that actually means
But there’s one big problem: “superintelligence” already means something in AI. And it definitely isn't ChatGPT.AI and superintelligence aren't the same thingArtificial intelligence is an umbrella term covering a huge range of technologies, including the generative AI tools millions of people now use every day. You may like AI gone wild: What recent ‘rogue AI’ really means The Trump administration just quietly changed how OpenAI will launch its next model DuckDuckGo's AI falsely claimed Donald Trump died of rabies — and it highlights a bigger AI problem Superintelligence is something considerably more specific.
- ▪But there’s one big problem: “superintelligence” already means something in AI.
- ▪And it definitely isn't ChatGPT.AI and superintelligence aren't the same thingArtificial intelligence is an umbrella term covering a huge range of technologies, including the generative AI tools millions of people now use every day.
- ▪You may like AI gone wild: What recent ‘rogue AI’ really means The Trump administration just quietly changed how OpenAI will launch its next model DuckDuckGo's AI falsely claimed Donald Trump died of rabies — and it highlights a bigger AI p
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- ▪ Trump says AI will be renamed 'super intelligence' in all US documents — Hacker News (AI / LLM)
- ▪ In his UN General Assembly speech, President Trump says the US is "officially" renaming AI to "super intelligence" because "artificial" makes it sound fake (Richard Lawler/The Verge) — Techmeme
- ▪ Trump Orders US to Rename AI to SI – "Super Intelligence" — Msn
- ▪ Trump says US is officially renaming AI ‘super intelligence’ — The Verge
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AI Trump wants to rebrand AI as ‘Super Intelligence’ — here’s what that actually means News By Amanda Caswell Published 22 September 2026 There's only one problem with that: Super intelligence already exists and it means something entirely different When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. (Image credit: Getty Images) Copy link Facebook X Reddit Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter During an address to the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday, Trump announced that the U.S.
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