Trump says anyone who does not call AI 'super intelligence' is 'the enemy'

President Donald Trump has declared that anyone who does not adopt the term "super intelligence" to replace "artificial intelligence" will be viewed as an enemy, according to a statement posted on his Truth Social network. The White House maintains that using the term "Artificial Intelligence" is contrary to the more accurate and widely accepted term "Super Intelligence," hence the designation of all who use the former as enemies.

Trump first introduced his proposed name change in a speech before the UN General Assembly last month, stating that his new term sounds much better. Later, in late September, he signed an executive order mandating the use of "super intelligence" throughout the US government. Although this order does not apply to the private sector, some companies, such as Mark Zuckerberg's Meta group, have already begun using the term.

Notably, Trump ally Elon Musk has also incorporated "super intelligence" in his posts on his X network. The debate over the appropriate terminology for AI is primarily a political matter, as the president seeks to present a positive image of AI in light of growing concerns about AI security and protests over the proliferation of data centers in the US.

Additionally, Trump is known for his penchant for renaming things or creating nicknames, such as calling the Gulf of Mexico the "Gulf of America" and renaming Lake Ontario "Lake America." US diplomats have been instructed to refer to AI as "super intelligence" rather than "artificial intelligence" following Trump's call for this terminology change.