US President Donald Trump has stated that the term “artificial intelligence” (AI) makes the technology sound “fake” and has proposed using the term “super intelligence” instead.
elchi reports that during his speech at the UN General Assembly in New York, US President Donald Trump welcomed the audience to the world of “super intelligence.” He announced that the term “super intelligence” would replace “artificial intelligence” both in US documents and on a global scale.
Conducting a poll among his followers on the “Truth Social” social media platform, US President Donald Trump stated that the definition of “super intelligence” was the most preferred choice among options such as “superior intelligence,” “extreme intelligence,” and “supreme intelligence.”
Experts rate the likelihood of industry adoption as low
Technology experts do not expect the term “super intelligence” to be widely adopted in the industry. They note that this term is typically used to describe technologies that are far more advanced than existing systems—technologies that currently exist only on a theoretical level.
Simon Coghlan from the University of Melbourne stated that this naming style is confusing and exaggerates the current capabilities of artificial intelligence.
Ben Leong from the National University of Singapore noted that experts will prefer to reserve the term “super intelligence” for higher-level systems rather than today’s technologies.
Support from the administration, reaction from Canada
US President Donald Trump’s move has received support within the administration. US Chief Technology Officer Ethan Klein and US Permanent Representative to the UN Michael Waltz have begun using the term “super intelligence” in social media posts and public statements.
At the same time, Canada’s Minister of Artificial Intelligence Evan Solomon stated that Canadians are not very positive about the name change.
Discussions on competition with China and regulation
US President Donald Trump called concerns that artificial intelligence could pose a threat to humanity “fabricated” and stated that he is against the regulation of the technology.
Touching upon technological competition with China, US President Donald Trump emphasized that the US is leading in this race and intends to maintain that leadership.
US President Donald Trump is expected to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping this week, and the topic of artificial intelligence is also expected to be discussed at the meeting.
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