{
  "id": 10912980,
  "title": "Is US President Donald Trump right to rename AI as 'Super Intelligence'?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/is-us-president-donald-trump-right-to-rename-ai-as-super-intelligence-10912980",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-09-30T09:33:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "DW English (Top Stories)",
    "slug": "dw-english-top-stories",
    "url": "https://www.dw.com/en/is-us-president-donald-trump-right-to-rename-ai-as-super-intelligence/a-79430388?maca=en-rss-en-top-1022-xml-mrss"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Donald Trump has suggested renaming artificial intelligence (AI) to \"Super Intelligence\" (SI) in US federal documents, sparking debate among tech experts. The president made the proposal on his Truth Social platform, stating that \"super,\" \"extreme,\" or \"supreme\" intelligence are better alternatives to the current term. In a poll conducted on his platform, SI received 65% support over Superior Intelligence (35%). However, tech industry insiders and academics are skeptical of the name change, arguing that it may only exacerbate public fears surrounding AI.\n\nArtificial intelligence has been used for 70 years, coined by computer scientists and mathematicians in 1956. Despite criticisms, the name has stuck. The term reflects the fact that AI models operate differently from human intelligence, not that they surpass it. Experts like Pedro Domingos, a computer science professor, argue that calling AI superintelligence is misleading, as current AI models are years away from reaching that level. They warn that the term's association with superintelligence could fuel public fears of job losses, human obsolescence, and machines running amok.\n\nThe tech industry appears to be capitalizing on the SI branding, as major US AI players like Anthropic and OpenAI have pushed back plans to go public amid recent scares involving AI models. While US labs may appreciate the branding as confirmation of their leadership in the AI race, they acknowledge that full recursive self-improvement (RSI) – the next milestone for AI systems – is still decades away. RSI would involve AI systems that improve themselves without human input, including producing chips, humanoid robots, and even replacing factories with minimal human intervention.\n\nThe decision to rename AI to SI may also reflect political considerations, as US President Trump claims Chinese President Xi Jinping favored the term. After signing an executive order instructing US government bodies and agencies to use SI, it remains to be seen whether the term will gain widespread acceptance in the AI community. However, experts suggest that the term's political undertones might only strengthen opposition among the field's mostly liberal experts.",
  "summary": "Donald Trump thinks the name artificial intelligence sounds \"fake\" and has ordered US agencies to use \"Super Intelligence\" instead. Yet, tech firms and researchers have little reason to play along.",
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      {
        "outlet": "DW News",
        "title": "Is US President Donald Trump right to rename AI as 'Super Intelligence'?",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/is-us-president-donald-trump-right-to-rename-ai-as-super-intelligence",
        "published": "2026-09-30T09:33:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Tempo.co English",
        "title": "'Super Intelligence': Is Trump Right to Rename AI?",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/super-intelligence-is-trump-right-to-rename-ai",
        "published": "2026-09-30T11:57:47.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Times of India",
        "title": "'Super Intelligence' AI safety accord signed by tech CEOs carries ‘Unites States’ typo under Trump’s name",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/super-intelligence-ai-safety-accord-signed-by-tech-ceos-carries",
        "published": "2026-09-30T12:03:28.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}