Trump says he is going to ban everyone from using the phrase ‘artificial intelligence’

President Donald Trump says his administration will formally prohibit the term "artificial intelligence" in official documents and elsewhere, preferring "super intelligence." He announced the plan in a Tuesday afternoon Truth Social post that also questioned when The Wall Street Journal would adopt the newer label, which he claimed nearly everyone else already uses or soon will. He called the older name inaccurate and said the ban would arrive in short order, according to The Independent.

The push builds on earlier steps. A late-September executive order told federal agencies to use "super intelligence," arguing the wording should reflect the technology's transformative abilities and the opportunities it offers Americans. Earlier this month, another Truth Social post declared that anyone choosing the old phrase over the new one is considered an enemy by the White House.

The rebranding arrives as specialists voice alarm about dangers to humanity. Jacob Coxon, a former Anthropic employee, said when he resigned last month that AI builders sincerely think it could kill everyone by the decade's end. Trump, who is connected to industry figures including Elon Musk and Sam Altman, has waved off such worries.

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