Trump Says He Will Ban the Term "Artificial Intelligence" and Require It Be Called "Superintelligence"
Trump said he will soon ban the term "artificial intelligence" in relevant documents and other settings and switch to "superintelligence" (SI), but did not specify the exact scope or implementation method of the ban. The executive order released by the White House on September 29 has already required U.S. federal executive departments and agencies to replace "artificial intelligence" and "AI" with "superintelligence" and "SI" in official correspondence, websites, reports, and other non-legal documents; historical documents need not be modified; and it requires the Assistant to the President for Science and Technology to submit proposed legislative text within 60 days to establish a federal definition for superintelligence and SI.
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The executive order has already required federal agencies to switch to "superintelligence" and "SI," and set a 60-day deadline for legislation to define the term, allowing readers to understand the pace of the U.S. official terminology adjustment.
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Trump Says He Will Ban the Term "Artificial Intelligence" and Wants It Called "Super Intelligence"
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Phoenix Tech News, October 28 (Beijing Time) — According to Reuters, U.S. President Trump said on Tuesday local time that he will soon ban the term "artificial intelligence" (AI) in relevant documents and other settings, and will require the use of the name "Super Intelligence" (SI).
In a post on the social platform Truth Social that day, Trump asked when The Wall Street Journal would change "artificial intelligence" to "super intelligence." He called "artificial intelligence" a "very bad and inaccurate name," and claimed that almost everyone is using or about to use the name "super intelligence." investing.com
Trump said that because the name is inaccurate, his administration will soon formally prohibit the use of "AI/artificial intelligence" in all relevant documents and "everything else." However, he did not specify in the post the specific scope or manner of implementation of the ban.
Trump had previously signed an executive order to push U.S. federal executive departments to change the way they refer to artificial intelligence.
According to an executive order issued by the White House on September 29, federal executive departments and agencies should, to the maximum extent permitted by law, use "super intelligence" and "SI" instead of "artificial intelligence" and "AI" in official correspondence, public communications, websites, reports, policy documents, and other non-legal documents. The executive order also stipulates that previously issued regulations, presidential action documents, contracts, grant documents, and other historical documents need not be modified as a result.
The White House said in the executive order that the capabilities of today's frontier systems have exceeded the scope envisioned when the term "artificial intelligence" was first used, and that "super intelligence" better reflects the potential of this technology and its evolving capabilities.
According to the executive order, unless otherwise provided by law, during the implementation of the executive order, "super intelligence" and "SI" temporarily refer to the technologies and systems covered by the definition of "artificial intelligence" in current U.S. law. The executive order also requires the Assistant to the President for Science and Technology to submit proposed legislative text within 60 days to establish a federal definition for "super intelligence" and "SI."
Trump's social media remarks this time mentioned documents and "everything else," but the previous executive order was aimed at U.S. federal executive departments. It is not yet clear whether his latest statement means that new measures will be taken. (Editor/Yu Lei)
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