President Donald Trump has a new target in his long-running battle over language: the term “artificial intelligence.” In a post on Truth Social on Tuesday, Trump called AI “a very bad and inaccurate name” and said he wants to officially ban it in favor of “super intelligence,” or SI.
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Trump Wants to Ban the Term AI in Favor of Super Intelligence
Trump singled out The Wall Street Journal for its use of the term, writing: “When will The Wall Street Journal start calling Artificial Intelligence (AI), a very bad and inaccurate name, SI (Super Intelligence), the name which virtually everyone else is using, or soon will be. In short order, we will be officially BANNING the term, ‘AI/Artificial Intelligence,’ in all relevant documents, and everything else, due to its inaccuracy.”
The term “artificial intelligence” was coined more than 70 years ago and is used across computer science, the tech industry and government. It dates back to a 1955 proposal for the Dartmouth Summer Research Project, where researchers first framed the idea of machines that could simulate human intelligence. Since then, AI has become the standard name for everything from chatbots to self-driving cars.
Why Trump Says Artificial Intelligence Is Inaccurate
Trump’s argument, as stated in his post, is that the name itself is inaccurate, and that “super intelligence” better describes the technology. He claimed “virtually everyone else” is already using the new term, or soon will be, though AI remains the dominant term in industry, academia and media coverage.
It is not yet clear what an official ban would look like in practice, or which documents it would cover. The post did not lay out a timeline, an executive order, or any enforcement mechanism, and it remains to be seen whether federal agencies would adopt the new wording.
The statement is the latest example of Trump using his social media platform to push new terminology into public debate, and it is already sparking discussion online about whether “super intelligence” could ever realistically replace a term that has been in use for seven decades.
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