Trump Announces Ban on the Term “Artificial Intelligence” in Official Documents
US President Donald Trump has said the term “artificial intelligence” will soon be officially banned, with “superintelligence” promoted instead. He cites the term’s inaccuracy as the reason.
US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday, in a post on his social media platform Truth Social, that the use of the term “artificial intelligence” (AI) will soon be officially banned in all relevant documents and elsewhere. He gave the term’s inaccuracy as the reason. Trump wants to replace it with the word “superintelligence”.
A campaign against the term
According to the source, the president has been running a campaign against this widely accepted term for several weeks. Trump believes the word “artificial” gives the impression that the technology is “fake”.
He also declared that the White House, the seat of the US presidential administration, will regard anyone who keeps using the term AI as an enemy.
Reaction in the industry
US media still mostly refer to AI. However, the heads of several technology companies have already shifted and publicly use the term “superintelligence”, which Trump prefers.
The source does not specify how the ban will be implemented or which documents it will cover.
