'All In' podcast cools on ‘super intelligence’
Mentions of SI by the hosts of All-In jumped shortly after Trump announced the renaming on Sept. 22.
The Semafor analysis indicates that the US's most influential tech podcast has lost interest in using the term "super intelligence," which former President Donald Trump advocated for as an alternative to AI. Although episodes featuring the podcast showed a surge in mentions of SI shortly after Trump's announcement on September 22, they never surpassed the number of AI mentions, as per episode transcripts.
Co-host David Sacks, who is Trump's former AI and crypto czar, used the term on October 2, referring to a "SI boom." However, the term has become less prevalent in recent episodes. Sacks and fellow hosts Chamath Palihapitiya, Jason Calacanis, and David Friedberg mentioned SI 23 times on October 2, compared to AI's 31 mentions; yet, on the latest episode on October 23, they used AI 29 times and never mentioned SI.
As a prominent figure in both Silicon Valley and Washington, Sacks continues to advise Trump, and the White House's AI policy has increasingly been influenced by the podcast. Given that even the hosts have abandoned "SI," the likelihood of it gaining traction with the general public seems slim.
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