Donald Trump signed an executive order to rename artificial intelligence to super intelligence.
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Behind the BastardsOct 3, 2026
Trump signed Executive Order 14434, 'Inaugurating the Era of Super Intelligence,' on September 29, 2026, directing agencies to use 'Super Intelligence' and 'SI' in place of 'Artificial Intelligence' and 'AI'. The claim omits the post's mention of polling, which no source addresses, and the AP report's reference to UN General Assembly remarks does not contradict the signing.
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… Trump, the president, launched America dot gov, a website to host an AI chatbot that pulls information from across the multitude of federal government websites. America dot gov and this little chatbot probably deserves its own focus in a future episode. But also on Tuesday, Trump signed an executive order to rename artificial intelligence to super intelligence after running polls on social media for the past week, and he also met with the heads of six tech companies to sign the quote White House Accord on a Super intelligence, which essentially promotes self regulation in the AI industry. …
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Supports. The White House fact sheet dated September 29, 2026 states that Trump signed an Executive Order to replace 'Artificial Intelligence' with 'Super Intelligence' in the executive branch.[3]
Supports. The published executive order text, dated September 29, 2026, directs executive departments and agencies to use 'Super Intelligence' and 'SI' in place of 'Artificial Intelligence' and 'AI'.[4]
Supports. Politico and CNBC both report that Trump signed the executive order on Tuesday, September 29, renaming AI as 'super intelligence'.[5][6]
Supports. PolitiFact reports that Trump released the executive order the same day he announced the renaming, September 29, directing agencies to use 'super intelligence' in official communications.[1]
Context. AP reports that the State Department then ordered diplomats to use the new term, and the AP article places Trump's announcement in remarks to the UN General Assembly, which conflicts with the White House's September 29 signing account.[2]
Sources
6 sources: 2 fact-checkers, 2 primary, 1 tier 2, 1 not rated
- 1Trump renamed AI to 'super intelligence.' What is it? - PolitiFactpolitifact.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 2US diplomats told to say ‘super intelligence’ — not ‘artificial intelligence' — after Trump's callapnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: context
- 3Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Inaugurates The Era of ...whitehouse.gov · primary source · cited for: supports
- 4Executive Order 14434—Inaugurating the Era of Super Intelligencegovinfo.gov · primary source · cited for: supports
- 5Trump signs executive order renaming AI to 'super ...politico.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports
- 6Trump tries to rename AI 'super intelligence' as polls show him sinking on key issuecnbc.com · not rated · cited for: supports
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