Trump Officially Renames AI to 'Super Intelligence'

During a speech at the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday morning, Donald Trump made an unusual announcement: the United States is now officially renaming artificial intelligence (AI) — the technology behind chatbots and image generators — to 'super intelligence.'

His explanation was straightforward, if a bit unconventional. Trump argued that the word 'artificial' makes the technology sound fake or lesser. By calling it 'super intelligence' instead, he suggested it would better reflect what AI actually does. Interestingly, this wasn't even an option in a poll Trump had posted just days earlier when he first started musing about a name change.

This announcement is one of several recent decisions by Trump to rename well-known places and institutions. He has previously proposed renaming the Gulf of Mexico, Lake Superior, and the Kennedy Center, among others. These naming decisions appear to be part of a broader pattern rather than policy changes with major practical impact.

For everyday users, this doesn't change how AI works or how you interact with it. Your phone's voice assistant, chatbots you use online, and AI image generators will function exactly as they did before. The name change is largely symbolic — a statement about branding and perception rather than technology itself.