Trump said U.S. documents would replace “artificial intelligence” with “super intelligence,” arguing the technology could be as transformative as the Industrial Revolution while pledging not to restrain its development.
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UNITED NATIONS, NYC: U.S. President Donald Trump announced during his address to the 81st United Nations General Assembly that the executive branch will officially replace the term "artificial intelligence" with "super intelligence" (SI) across all federal government documentation.
Speaking before world leaders in New York, the president argued that the traditional nomenclature mischaracterizes the scope of the emerging technology. "The use of the word artificial makes intelligence sound fake. It is not fake—it's actually amazing," Trump stated, adding that the terminology update would provide a more accurate representation of the nation's technological capabilities. "From this point forward, all United States documents—and hopefully the world's—will be changed to use the much more accurate term 'super' as opposed to 'artificial'."
The official directive follows social media polling conducted by the president earlier in the week, where respondents favored alternative descriptions over the legacy term. During his remarks, Trump framed the development of advanced algorithms as a critical national security imperative, cautioning that global power dynamics will pivot on technological dominance. "Whoever wins SI wins," Trump noted, reiterating that his administration will resist regulatory frameworks that risk throttling private-sector expansion or slowing processing infrastructure deployment.
While technology industry leaders have yet to formally adopt the rebranded acronym in commercial settings, administration officials confirmed that federal agencies, defense acquisition programs, and regulatory filings will begin transitioning to the "Super Intelligence" terminology in formal executive communications.
