Trump renames AI to "Super Intelligence" in US documents

If you've been following the AI race, you might need to update your acronym dictionary.

Speaking at the UN General Assembly on Tuesday morning, Donald Trump announced that the US is officially renaming artificial intelligence to "super intelligence," swapping the familiar AI tag for SI. Trump declared that all US government documents will soon be updated to reflect the new term, adding that he hopes the rest of the world follows suit.

Goodbye AI, hello SI

Trump's reasoning for the rebranding is surprisingly literal. He argued that the word "artificial" makes the technology sound fake, when in reality it is anything but.

In his speech, Trump said the term super is simply much better and far more accurate. He also joked about testing his own executive reach, remarking that people would find out pretty soon whether he actually has the power to enforce the change across official channels.

Interestingly, Trump had posted an online poll just a few days earlier floating alternative names for AI, but "super intelligence" was not even on that ballot.

This is hardly his first rebranding crusade. Trump previously issued decrees to rename landmarks like the Gulf of Mexico, Lake Superior, the Kennedy Center, and Denali, which prompted several digital map providers to update labels for US users.

Despite the dramatic rhetoric on stage, no technical programs, research shifts, or specific policy changes accompanied the announcement.

Rejecting global rules and safety fears

Beyond the name change, Trump used the UN podium to push back against international AI governance frameworks and doomer predictions.

He stated that the US totally rejects any globalist scheme aimed at controlling the technology. He also dismissed warnings of rogue killer robots, drawing parallels between AI doomers and past climate change rhetoric.

Trump maintained that whoever dominates SI wins the ultimate geopolitical race, claiming the US currently holds a massive lead over China and everyone else. He added that the federal government plans to aggressively encourage the technology rather than stifle something he believes could be bigger than the Industrial Revolution.

Why it matters

For everyday developers and businesses, this changes virtually nothing on the ground. Current models will not magically become smarter tomorrow, and you do not need to rewrite your pitch decks or API calls just because a new political acronym dropped.

What does change is the regulatory tone. By aggressively rebranding AI to SI and rejecting global oversight, the administration is telegraphing a full-throttle accelerationist stance. It signals to domestic tech giants that Washington prioritizes speed and dominance over cautious safety frameworks.

In our view, the branding play is undeniably catchy for headline dominance, but confusing from an industry perspective. In computer science, "superintelligence" refers to a theoretical future system far surpassing human capability across every domain. Slapping that label onto current language models risks creating severe public misconceptions while brushing aside legitimate, near-term deployment risks.