Trump says US renaming AI to 'super intelligence'
The gist
Trump told the UN General Assembly the US will rename AI "super intelligence" in all documents.
The rebrand lands as 20-plus countries push binding AI safety rules.
How it unfolded
- Sep 22, 2026Ahead of the UN assembly, leaders of more than 20 mostly European countries urged binding safety measures for advanced AI, warning development could outpace the ability to control it; China and the US did not endorse the idea.
- Sep 22, 2026Trump told the UN General Assembly that artificial intelligence will be renamed "super intelligence" in all US documents, saying "artificial" makes intelligence sound fake.
- Sep 22, 2026Trump said the US "totally rejects any attempt to construct a globalist scheme to control" AI, and compared AI safety warnings to climate change warnings.