Trump Orders US Agencies to Say “Super Intelligence” Instead of Artificial Intelligence

US President Donald Trump wants the term “super intelligence” to be used for artificial intelligence. An executive order he signed instructs government agencies to use the new term instead of “artificial intelligence.” Although the general public still prefers the term AI, prominent Silicon Valley executives are gradually adopting the new name.

Elon Musk said he would replace the name “SpaceXAI” with “SpaceXSI.” Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff also announced a few hours after Trump’s statement that he would change the name “AIForce” to “SIForce.” Trump wrote that he would consider those who use the term “artificial intelligence” enemies of the White House.

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang attended the summit where the executive order concerning the new term was announced. The company said it would allocate $1 billion (approximately AZN 1.7 billion) to scientific development and would include “super intelligence” research in the plan. Huang had previously said that he believed the dangers of AI were exaggerated.

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella was one of the latest major technology executives to use the new name. He called for the creation of an “emergency brake” mechanism that would activate when AI systems pose a danger. Nadella repeatedly referred to the technology as “super intelligence” in his post.

Nadella attended the summit alongside Mark Zuckerberg, Sundar Pichai, Jeff Bezos, Dario Amodei and Elon Musk. During Trump’s 2nd presidential term, Silicon Valley executives are seeking to build close relations with the administration. Relations between the two sides were more strained during his first presidential term.