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Tech leaders adopt Trump’s preferred term “super intelligence”
US President Donald Trump wants people to say “super intelligence” instead of “artificial intelligence.”
He has required federal agencies to use the new term, but companies are not required to follow it.
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella used “super intelligence” throughout a recent post about AI risks.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and Amazon founder Jeff Bezos have also used the term, while Salesforce renamed its AIForce product SIForce.
Elon Musk said SpaceXAI would become SpaceXSI, and the new name has appeared on his social network X. The shift matters because it shows how major technology figures are responding to Trump’s preferences, and some critics have argued that terms such as “intelligence” can make machines seem more human.
The sources do not describe any further steps companies plan to take.
President Donald Trump has pushed to replace “artificial intelligence” with “super intelligence,” and several prominent technology leaders and companies have adopted the term.
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella used “super intelligence” in a weekend post about AI risks.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang referred to “super intelligence research” when discussing a $1 billion commitment to US research.
Elon Musk announced that SpaceXAI would be renamed SpaceXSI, while Salesforce changed AIForce to SIForce.
Trump’s order requires government agencies to use the new term, but companies are not required to do so.
- Who
- President Donald Trump promoted the term “super intelligence”; leaders including Satya Nadella, Jensen Huang, Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos have used it.
- What
- Technology leaders and companies are adopting Trump’s preferred term for artificial intelligence.
- When
- Trump promoted the change last week; Nadella used the term in a post over the weekend.
- Where
- The United States; Trump’s order applies to federal agencies.
- Why
- Trump said “artificial” makes the technology seem fake and called “super intelligence” more accurate. The sources also describe the change as a loyalty test for companies.
Trump and technology leaders adopting “super intelligence
Critics of the terminology
Terminology
Trump and technology leaders adopting “super intelligence
Trump has called “super intelligence” a more accurate term, and several technology leaders and companies have adopted it.
Critics of the terminology
Critics cited in Heise have objected to terms such as “intelligence” because they may blur the distinction between humans and computers.
Who should use the term
Trump and technology leaders adopting “super intelligence
Trump has required federal agencies to use “super intelligence”; companies have also adopted the term.
Critics of the terminology
The article reports criticism of AI terminology by the director of Georgetown University’s Center on Privacy and Technology.
The White House considers anyone that uses the term, ‘Artificial Intelligence,’ as opposed to the highly accepted new and more accurate term, ‘Super Intelligence,’ THE ENEMY!
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super intelligence research
Trump announced that he wanted to replace “artificial intelligence” with “super intelligence.
Trump wrote that the White House considered people using “artificial intelligence” instead of “super intelligence” to be “THE ENEMY!
Elon Musk announced that SpaceXAI would be renamed SpaceXSI; the change was later reflected on his social network X.
Satya Nadella repeatedly used “super intelligence” in a post about AI risks.
- Trump’s term
- Super intelligence
- Government policy
- Federal agencies are required by executive order to use “super intelligence
- Nvidia commitment
- $1 billion for US research
- SpaceXAI’s proposed new name
- SpaceXSI
- Salesforce product rename
- AIForce to SIForce
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