Trump Says US Will Rename AI as 'Super Intelligence' at 2026 UN Assembly

3 articles · Updated · The Verge · Sep 22

At the 2026 UN General Assembly, Donald Trump said the US is "officially" renaming artificial intelligence to "super intelligence," or "SI," and suggested federal documents would adopt the term.
Trump said the change was needed because "artificial" makes intelligence sound fake, casting the new label as more accurate while insisting the US should encourage the technology rather than "stifle" it.
He paired that message with a claim that the US leads China "by a lot" in AI and said the Justice Department would watch the field closely but only step in if needed.
The remarks came in a broader speech attacking Iran, "globalists," climate warnings and transgender people, using AI policy to reinforce his wider argument against international control and regulation.

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