Top line
Anyone who refuses to use the term “super intelligence,” President Donald Trump’s new favorite nickname for AI, is an “enemy” of the White House, Trump said in a social media post Thursday afternoon as he pushed for broader acceptance of “IS.”
President Donald Trump said anyone who still uses “AI” instead of “super intelligence” is “the enemy.” (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
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Key facts
In his jobTrump claimed that “super intelligence” is “highly accepted” and “more accurate” than AI, warning that those who do not use it will be considered “THE ENEMY!” »
During a series of posts on Truth Social in recent weeks, Trump debated a better name for AI before addressing “super intelligence,” which he formally endorsed in a statement. decree at the end of September, ordering federal departments and agencies to use the term he prefers.
Trump’s decree asserts that advanced AI technology does “much more than imitate or automate discrete aspects of human intelligence,” noting that its capabilities “far exceed what was envisioned” when AI was first used.
The executive branch will no longer “recognize the use of ‘artificial intelligence’ and ‘AI’ in any applicable context,” according to the executive order.
Are AI Leaders Embracing “IS”?
Elon Musk, the world’s richest person, announced this weekend that he would rename his company SpaceXAI to SpaceXSI. “No more AI,” Musk said in a statement. job on X, calling “super intelligence” a better name than AI. In response to a user who asked if Musk would rename his company, Musk said“Yes, we will make this change.” In another article he said “SpaceX is a super intelligence company.” Musk offered no timetable or additional details on SpaceXAI’s potential name change. The company’s website and social media profiles still retain the company’s original name Thursday. Amazon Executive Chairman Jeff Bezos appeared to support Trump’s IS push in an interview with Fox News that aired Wednesday night. “I like SI because artificial is not a very flattering thing…No one wants artificial sweetener or flavoring. Artificial means fake”, Bezos said.
surprising fact
Demand for website domains ending in “.si”, typically used for Slovenian websites, surged after Trump’s executive order, The BBC reported. SI Registry spokeswoman Klara Herman said 44,000 websites ending in “.si” were registered in September, an increase of 2,199% compared to August.
key background
Trump floated the idea of renaming AI last month, saying in an article about Social truth the term is “inaccurate and very ineloquent”, claiming that “many people” believe it. He published a poll proposing three options for a new name – “extreme intelligence”, “superior intelligence” and “supreme intelligence” – which “superior intelligence” won. After going through several additional polls with additional options, Trump finally landed on “super intelligence,” which beat “superior intelligence” in a head-to-head survey.
further reading
Musk says SpaceXAI will be renamed ‘SpaceXSI’ after Trump pushes ‘Super Intelligence’ name change (Forbes)
AI Could Enable 3-Day Workweeks and Single-Income Households, Says Bezos (Forbes)
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