Trump says he is going to ban everyone from using the phrase ‘artificial intelligence’

Trump says he is going to ban everyone from using the phrase ‘artificial intelligence’ Trump has brought his push to rename ‘artificial intelligence’ to ‘super intelligence’ to the next level - Bookmark - CommentsGo to comments Become an Independent member to bookmark this article Already a member? Log in President Donald Trump has promised to ban everyone from using the phrase “artificial intelligence” as he continues to promote a more favorable term — “super intelligence.” “When will The Wall Street Journal start calling Artificial Intelligence (AI), a very bad and inaccurate name, SI (Super Intelligence), the name which virtually everyone else is using, or soon will be. “In short order, we will be officially BANNING the term, ‘AI/Artificial Intelligence,’ in all relevant documents, and everything else, due to its inaccuracy,” Trump wrote on Truth Social Tuesday afternoon. As AI infiltrates many aspects of people’s everyday lives, from asking chatbots what to cook for dinner to how to form a work email or breakup text, the term has become a household name — making it hard to shake. But Trump is determined to do just that. Earlier this month, Trump bizarrely stated in another Truth Social post that the White House considers anyone who uses the term “artificial intelligence” over “super intelligence” to be “THE ENEMY!” Trump’s recent push to rename AI comes at a time when experts in the field are sounding the alarm over the potential risk to humanity that the technology poses. Former Anthropic employee Jacob Coxon warned amid his resignation last month, “The people building AI earnestly believe that it could kill us all by the end of the decade.” Trump has brushed off safety concerns amid reports of AI hacking into external systems and being used to answer questions about the creation of biological weapons. “Should the AI industry slow down or be more regulated?” a reporter asked Trump at the Irish Open in September. “We’re leading China in AI,” Trump replied. “We’re the most sophisticated country in the world. And frankly, I want to keep it that way because whoever wins AI, wins.” This is a developing story... Join our commenting forum Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies Comments [Image text:] ALL-IN THE HILL &1ALLEY FORU ALL-IN THE HILL &VALLEFORUM HILL &VALLEYFORUM ALL-IN ALL-IN Winnir gThe AIR Aco JM ALL-I Winning Tho AIRace