Trump declares anyone who uses the term Artificial Intelligence to be ‘The Enemy!’

President Donald Trump has told the public that the White House treats anyone who says "Artificial Intelligence" instead of "Super Intelligence" as an enemy. He posted the warning on Truth Social on Thursday, extending his habit of dictating official vocabulary. The Independent reports that he has authority over naming only inside the federal government and cannot compel Americans, Canada or private companies to adopt his wording. The outlet says NVIDIA, Palantir, Meta, OpenAI, Google, Tesla and Anthropic did not respond to questions about whether they would comply, though the White House has pointed to Elon Musk and NVIDIA's Jensen Huang as executives who have used the phrase. The term already denotes systems that outstrip human ability, which complicates the rebranding.

The push comes as public opinion of the technology sours. Quinnipiac University found that 73 percent of 1,032 registered voters oppose a local AI data center, and only 25 percent approve of Trump's handling of AI. A Fox News survey of 1,211 voters recorded 60 percent holding an unfavorable view, with a net rating of minus 23, down from minus 11 in April.

Summarized by PolitiKool from The Independent’s reporting. Read the full story at The Independent →