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Trump says he will ban the term artificial intelligence
President Trump said Tuesday he will ban “AI” and “artificial intelligence” in relevant documents and elsewhere, preferring super intelligence, Variety, the Times of India and Reuters reported.
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- Times of India is now reporting this
- New headline Was: “Trump Says ‘Artificial Intelligence’ Is ‘a Very Bad and Inaccurate Name,’ and That He Wants to Officially Ban the Term ‘AI’”
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President Donald Trump said Tuesday he intends to ban the term artificial intelligence, preferring super intelligence, according to Variety, the Times of India and Reuters1,2,3.
Variety reported that in a Truth Social post Trump called artificial intelligence a very bad and inaccurate name and said the administration would soon officially ban AI and artificial intelligence in relevant documents and everything else1.
The Times of India likewise said Trump would ban the term and wants the field called super intelligence2.
Reuters reported that the same post asked when the Wall Street Journal would start using SI, or super intelligence, and cited inaccuracy as the reason for the planned ban3.
Variety tied the comments to a Sept. 29 executive order that, it said, directed the executive branch to use Super Intelligence and SI in place of Artificial Intelligence and AI to the maximum extent permitted by law1.
Variety also reported that most AI companies, including Anthropic and OpenAI, have continued to use the older terms, while Elon Musk had said he would adopt the new branding1.
None of the three outlets described a statute that would force private companies or news organizations to drop the existing term, and Reuters did not report a mechanism beyond the president’s post1,2,3.
What happens next, including whether agencies expand the September terminology order or whether Congress is asked to redefine the phrase in statute, was not settled in Tuesday’s coverage1,3.
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Trump Says ‘Artificial Intelligence’ Is ‘a Very Bad and Inaccurate Name,’ and That He Wants to Officially Ban the Term ‘AI’
The Truth Social wording, a Sept. 29 executive order, and industry names that have not fully shifted.
Variety reports Trump, in a Truth Social post aimed at the Wall Street Journal, said he wants to ban AI as a term and ties the remarks to a September executive order preferring Super Intelligence.
Leaves out A legal mechanism that would force private companies or newsrooms to drop the existing term.
Trump to ban the term 'artificial intelligence', wants it called 'super intelligence'
The replacement name and that Trump did not say how a ban would work.
The Times of India reports Trump said Tuesday he would ban the term in official documents and other relevant material and wants the technology called super intelligence.
Leaves out The September executive order and industry reaction.
Trump says he will ban term artificial intelligence
Leads with what someone said.
Where they agree
- Trump said he will ban or officially drop the term artificial intelligence.
- He prefers super intelligence, or SI, as a replacement name.
Where they differ
How far a ban would reach