Trump Proposes Renaming AI to ‘Super Intelligence’

US President Donald Trump has announced plans to replace the term Artificial Intelligence (AI) with Super Intelligence (SI) in US government documents, arguing that the word “artificial” makes the technology sound fake.

Trump made the announcement on Tuesday, September 22, 2026, while addressing world leaders at the United Nations General Assembly in New York. He said the United States would begin using “Super Intelligence” instead of “Artificial Intelligence” and expressed hope that other countries would eventually adopt the terminology.

According to Trump, the word “artificial” does not accurately describe the technology because modern AI systems are capable of performing increasingly sophisticated tasks. He described the technology as “amazing” and said “Super Intelligence” was a more appropriate description.

The announcement follows a series of polls Trump conducted on social media about possible alternatives to the term AI. Earlier, he asked users to choose among names including “Superior Intelligence,” “Extreme Intelligence” and “Supreme Intelligence.” He later narrowed the discussion to “Superior Intelligence” and “Super Intelligence.”

However, the proposed change has raised questions because superintelligence already has a specific meaning in AI research. The term is generally used when discussing hypothetical AI systems that would outperform humans across virtually all cognitive tasks. That is different from the broad category currently known as artificial intelligence.

It also remains unclear whether a formal US government order has been issued requiring agencies to adopt the new terminology. Reports indicate that the established term “Artificial Intelligence” continues to be used in official AI policy materials.

Trump has simultaneously announced plans for an “AI Force” and an AI “czar,” although details about the proposed structure and responsibilities have not yet been fully provided.

For now, AI remains the widely recognized term, while Trump’s proposed “SI” te