Trump Says Term "Artificial Intelligence" Will Soon Be Banned in Official Documents

US President Donald Trump has announced that use of the term "artificial intelligence" (AI) will soon be officially prohibited. According to him, the ban will cover all relevant documents and any other place where the phrase is used. Artificial intelligence is a field of computing in which systems perform tasks that normally require human thinking.

The stated reason

Trump gave the term's imprecision as the reason for the ban. The available information does not say which wording the US administration intends to use instead.

What remains unclear

The source does not specify when the ban will take effect or how it will be introduced, for example through what order or document. It is also unclear which government bodies and which documents will be affected, or whether any penalties are planned for using the term.

The announcement concerns a phrase that is widely used in public administration, business and the media. Further explanation from the US side will likely be needed to understand how the ban would work in practice.