{
  "id": 9220492,
  "title": "Trump Says AI Is Now Super Intelligence. What’s Really Super Is the Internet Response",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/22/trump-says-ai-is-now-super-intelligence-whats-really-super-is-the",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-09-22T23:16:05.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CNET",
    "slug": "cnet",
    "url": "https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/trump-ai-super-intelligence-internet-response/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "President Donald Trump's recent remarks at the United Nations General Assembly have sparked a flurry of commentary on the internet. In a bid to give artificial intelligence a more accurate label, Trump suggested using \"super intelligence\" or \"SI\" instead of \"artificial intelligence\" (AI). He argued that the term \"artificial\" makes the technology sound fake, when in reality, AI is astonishingly advanced. However, there's no official government mandate to change the terminology just yet. Instead, the White House simply pointed to the president's UN comments.\n\nThe president continued to use AI as of late last week, proposing an AI Force as a follow-up to the Space Force. He also launched a poll on Truth Social and X, asking people to vote for a new term to replace AI. \"Superior intelligence,\" \"extreme intelligence,\" and \"supreme intelligence\" were among the options. \"Superior intelligence\" led the poll before it closed.\n\nSince then, multiple polls have been posted, asking people to choose between \"super intelligence\" and \"superior intelligence.\" \"Super\" narrowly won in the latter case. This active internet response highlights the challenges of rebranding an already well-established term. The term \"superintelligence,\" when used as a single word, is often associated with a hypothetical AI model that surpasses human intelligence. This has led to a mix of scepticism, humor, and concern on social media.\n\nMany social media users pointed out the irony of the situation, as \"superintelligence\" already refers to an AI model that outperforms humans. Some jokingly suggested adding \"Trump\" to the term, like \"Super Trump Intelligence\" (STI). Others highlighted the linguistic quirks of the proposal, such as SI spelling \"sí,\" meaning \"yes\" in Spanish. The president's proposal has also raised questions about the potential impact on businesses using the AI term and the broader ethical issues surrounding AI technology.",
  "summary": "When in doubt, add “super.” What could possibly go wrong?",
  "key_points": [
    "White House did not officially mandate the terminology change.",
    "Internet response shows challenges of rebranding a well-established term."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "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."
}