{
  "id": 10942468,
  "title": "Trump tells federal agencies to use the term 'Super Intelligence ' instead of artificial intelligence",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/30/trump-tells-federal-agencies-to-use-the-term-super-intelligence",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-09-30T12:51:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Tom's Hardware",
    "slug": "tom-s-hardware",
    "url": "https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/policy/trump-tells-federal-agencies-to-use-the-term-super-intelligence-instead-of-artificial-intelligence-president-insists-that-ai-is-only-suffering-from-a-branding-problem"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "President Donald Trump has instructed federal agencies to replace the term \"artificial intelligence\" with \"Super Intelligence\" following a luncheon with industry leaders at the White House. The new directive, as outlined in the executive order, states that the term \"Super Intelligence\" better represents the advanced capabilities and limitless opportunities presented by these technologies. Trump believes that the current branding of AI is inadequate, similar to a recent poll indicating that 79% of Americans consider AI safety more important than developing frontier models, and 73% would oppose the construction of an AI data center in their neighborhood. The President's shift in terminology aims to address concerns regarding AI infrastructure development, utility hikes, noise pollution, and security incidents where AI systems have gone rogue. However, the change in name does not directly tackle these issues, and using \"Super Intelligence\" might cause confusion since it refers to a level of AI that surpasses human cognitive abilities. While the White House aims to compete with China in AI development, some industry leaders and politicians are worried that an AI superintelligence could pose an existential threat to humanity. Senator Bernie Sanders and Senator Greg Cezar have proposed a bill to ban AI development, with penalties similar to those for developing nuclear weapons. Despite the President's directive, some executives from major AI technology companies, including Elon Musk, have adopted the new term during their meeting with Trump. Trump attributed the change to the \"biggest, the smartest, the greatest people anywhere in the world at this\" - likely referring to the AI executives present during the luncheon at the White House.",
  "summary": "President Donald Trump issued an executive order directing all federal agencies to stop using the term 'artificial intelligence' and instead call it 'Super Intelligence.' The president said that the new term will solve AI's branding issue and that it 'more appropriately captures the promise, potential, and rapidly advancing capabilities of these technologies.'",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "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"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}