BREAKING: At UN, Trump Rebrands AI As ‘SI’

U.S. President Donald Trump has announced a proposed rebranding of artificial intelligence (AI) as “Super Intelligence” (SI), declaring that the new terminology will be used in U.S. government documents.

Trump made the announcement Tuesday during his address to the 81st United Nations General Assembly, where he also criticized efforts to establish broader global controls on artificial intelligence.

“From this point forward, all of United States’ documents, and hopefully the world’s, will be changed to use the much more accurate term, ‘super,’ as opposed to ‘artificial,’” Trump said during his speech.

The announcement represents a shift in terminology rather than a change to the underlying technology. AI remains the established technical term for systems capable of performing tasks associated with human intelligence, while superintelligence is more commonly used in technology discussions to describe a hypothetical or future form of intelligence that could substantially exceed human cognitive abilities.

Trump’s remarks came as artificial intelligence emerged as a major issue at the UN, with governments and technology leaders debating how to balance innovation, security and oversight.

While Trump argued against what he described as attempts to impose global controls on AI, UN Secretary-General António Guterres called for stronger international governance and risk-management measures for artificial intelligence.

The timing underscores a widening global debate over how AI should be developed and governed. The United States has continued to emphasize technological leadership and rapid AI development, while international institutions and some technology leaders have pushed for common standards and safeguards.

For now, Trump’s announcement changes the language used by the U.S. administration, not the technology itself. Whether “SI” gains wider adoption beyond U.S. government terminology remains to be seen.