Archive · 9 Oct 2026
Trump Calls AI Terminology Holdouts ‘The Enemy’
President Donald Trump wants the government to call artificial intelligence “Super Intelligence,” or “SI.”
On October 8, he said people who keep using the old term are “THE ENEMY.”
His order, signed on September 29, tells federal agencies to use the new wording in many official communications when the law allows.
It does not require private people or companies to change what they call the technology.
Some old government records and rules will also stay as they are.
Trump says “artificial” makes intelligence sound fake.
But the order does not mean today’s AI systems have been shown to be superintelligent.
Polls cited in an article found many people were concerned about data centers and AI safety.
On October 8, Donald Trump said the White House considers people using “Artificial Intelligence” instead of “Super Intelligence” “THE ENEMY.”
An executive order signed September 29 directs federal executive agencies to use “Super Intelligence” and “SI” in specified official communications, where permitted by law.
The order does not ban private individuals or companies from using “artificial intelligence,” and it leaves previously issued regulations and other listed records unchanged.
Trump says “artificial” makes intelligence sound fake; the order’s use of the existing statutory definition does not establish that current systems are technically superintelligent.
Polls cited in one article found 73% opposed a data center in their community, 79% prioritized AI safety over US leadership, and 60% viewed AI unfavorably in a September Fox News survey.
- Who
- US President Donald Trump and federal executive agencies.
- What
- Trump promoted replacing “Artificial Intelligence” with “Super Intelligence” and called users of the former term “THE ENEMY”; an executive order directs agencies to adopt the preferred wording in specified communications.
- When
- The executive order was signed September 29; Trump posted his warning on October 8.
- Where
- The United States; Trump made the warning on Truth Social.
- Why
- Trump said the word “artificial” makes intelligence sound fake and described “Super Intelligence” as a more accurate term.
Limits and concerns
Administration’s terminology push
Who must use the new term
Limits and concerns
The order applies to federal executive agencies, not everyone; it does not ban private individuals or companies from using “artificial intelligence.”
Administration’s terminology push
Trump has urged wider use of “Super Intelligence” and called those using “Artificial Intelligence” “THE ENEMY.”
Whether the term describes current systems
Limits and concerns
The order retains the existing statutory definition for implementation and does not establish that current systems are technically superintelligent.
Administration’s terminology push
Trump calls “Super Intelligence” a more accurate term and says “artificial” makes intelligence sound fake.
AI development and safeguards
Limits and concerns
Polling cited in the articles found substantial concern: 79% prioritized safety over US leadership, and 71% said stricter AI guardrails would make them more likely to support a candidate.
Administration’s terminology push
Trump has argued the US should not slow frontier AI development and has said AI companies will self-regulate.
- Trump’s preferred term
- “Super Intelligence,” shortened to “SI”
- Executive order date
- September 29
- Truth Social post date
- October 8
- Order’s scope
- Federal executive departments and agencies, for specified communications and to the extent permitted by law
- Private use
- The order does not impose a blanket ban on individuals or private companies using “artificial intelligence.”
- Quinnipiac survey
- Among 1,032 registered voters, 73% opposed an AI data center in their community and 79% prioritized safety over US leadership in AI development.
- Fox News survey
- Among 1,211 registered voters surveyed in September, 37% viewed AI favorably and 60% unfavorably.
