Donald Trump Launches Poll To Rename Artificial Intelligence, Suggests ‘Superior’ or ‘Supreme’ Intelligence
US President Donald Trump has launched an informal poll on Truth Social asking whether 'Artificial Intelligence' should be renamed, calling the term inaccurate and ineloquent. Trump suggested alternatives including Superior Intelligence, Extreme Intelligence, and Supreme Intelligence, while reiterating his push for US dominance in the tech race without extra guardrails.
US President Donald Trump has called on the public to vote on whether the term “Artificial Intelligence” should be replaced, arguing that the conventional moniker is inaccurate and suggesting alternatives such as “Superior Intelligence”, “Extreme Intelligence”, and “Supreme Intelligence”. Writing on his Truth Social platform, Trump framed the naming discussion as an open poll, soliciting feedback on how to describe the rapidly advancing technology.
“Many people think that the words ‘Artificial Intelligence’ are inaccurate, and very ineloquent, relative to AI, or Artificial Intelligence. A far more elegant and accurate description of this new phenomena would be Superior Intelligence (SI) or, Extreme Intelligence (EI) or, Supreme Intelligence (SI),” Trump wrote. Asking his followers to weigh in, he added, “This is a Poll, and I would appreciate everybody voting! Which is the best name for this ever growing ‘Revolution?’”. Trump did not indicate whether the US government is officially considering a formal change to the established global terminology. Donald Trump Dismisses Stricter AI Regulation Calls, Says 'Whoever Wins AI Wins'; Know Why.
Donald Trump Launches Poll To Rename Artificial Intelligence
Alternative Terms for AI Proposed by Donald Trump
The proposal seeks to rebrand the field under descriptors emphasizing scale and capability rather than artificiality. The three alternatives floated in the informal poll include:
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Superior Intelligence (SI): Highlighting heightened computational proficiency over conventional systems.
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Extreme Intelligence (EI): Emphasising high-performance capabilities driving technological breakthroughs.
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Supreme Intelligence (SI): Elevating the technology's standing as a transformative economic and strategic asset.
The rebranding suggestion follows recent statements in which Trump rejected widespread warnings from tech executives and safety researchers regarding the existential dangers posed by frontier models. Labeling fears of rogue machines taking over humanity a “hoax,” Trump argued that excessive guardrails could stifle American innovation and place domestic firms at a disadvantage against global competitors. Why Are AI Companies' Stocks Falling?.
“The only control or ‘guardrails’ that AI needs is a STRONG AND SMART (High IQ!) PRESIDENT,” Trump stated in an earlier post, asserting that the United States already wields “tremendous CRIMINAL and REGULATORY power” over domestic tech firms.
Trump has consistently framed artificial intelligence as an essential pillar of the US economy, calling it “the greatest economic development engine in history”.
Underlining the geopolitical contest with China, Trump has argued that maintaining dominance in data centers and computational infrastructure is paramount, warning that over-regulation would undermine American leadership in what he describes as an ever-growing industrial revolution.
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