Trump says he'll ban the phrase 'artificial intelligence'
The gist
US President Trump said he will officially ban the term 'AI/Artificial Intelligence' in documents, calling it inaccurate.
The push follows a September executive order telling agencies to use 'Super Intelligence' instead.
How it unfolded
- 1955Stanford University emeritus professor John McCarthy coins the term 'artificial intelligence', describing it as 'the science and engineering of making intelligent machines'.
- Sep 29, 2026Trump signs an executive order directing federal agencies to use the term 'super intelligence'.
- Sep 30, 2026Trump signs the executive order 'Inaugurating the Era of Super Intelligence', directing agencies to replace 'Artificial Intelligence' and 'AI' with 'Super Intelligence' and 'SI' in official communications and operations, to the extent permitted by law; existing regulations, contracts, grants and archival records are not changed retroactively.