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Trump orders US agencies to replace “AI” with “Super Intelligence”
US President Donald Trump has directed federal agencies to stop using “artificial intelligence” and use “Super Intelligence” instead.
The change applies to official communications, websites and policy documents.
The White House says the new term better reflects the technology’s growing capabilities and opportunities.
Trump has said the word “artificial” makes the technology sound “fake”.
China’s long-used name for the technology, by contrast, puts humans at its centre.
The different terms reflect different ways of describing the technology, and US agencies are now expected to adopt the wording set out in the order.
US President Donald Trump ordered federal agencies to replace “artificial intelligence” with “Super Intelligence” in official communications.
The directive covers agency websites and policy documents.
The White House said the new term better reflects the technology’s rapidly advancing capabilities and “limitless opportunities”.
Trump said the word “artificial” makes the technology sound “fake”.
China has long used a different name for the technology, one that places humans rather than artificiality at its centre.
- Who
- US President Donald Trump ordered federal agencies to change the terminology.
- What
- Agencies are to replace “artificial intelligence”, or AI, with “Super Intelligence”, or SI, in official communications, websites and policy documents.
- When
- Last week, according to the article published on October 11, 2026.
- Where
- US federal agencies.
- Why
- The White House said the new term better reflects the technology’s advancing capabilities and opportunities. Trump said “artificial” makes it sound “fake”.
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- Order
- Trump directed US federal agencies to use “Super Intelligence” instead of “artificial intelligence
- Abbreviation
- The new term is SI; the previous abbreviation is AI
- Scope
- Official communications, websites and policy documents
- Publication date
- October 11, 2026
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