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Trump pushes 'super intelligence' over 'AI' but White House still uses old term—will terminology chaos mislead the public?
As the Trump administration mandates federal agencies to replace "AI" with "super intelligence" while the White House itself still uses "AI," will this terminology shift create confusion in official documents and public communications, and affect public understanding of AI's actual capabilities?
Watching: 白宫是否最终会统一采用新术语尚不确定，且“超级智能”一词在技术上的严格定义与政治化使用之间的差距可能引发更多争议。
Current read
Trump's executive order requires federal agencies to replace "AI" with "Super Intelligence," but the White House itself still uses "AI," potentially causing inconsistency in government documents and affecting public perception.
An executive order signed on September 29, 2026, requires federal agencies to replace "AI" with "Super Intelligence (SI)" in official communications and documents. However, the White House itself still uses "AI," and the Department of Justice has instructed employees to adopt the new term, indicating inconsistent implementation. Reports say the renaming aims to shape public perception, but "Super Intelligence" technically refers to AI surpassing human cognition, which has not yet been achieved. The supplied evidence does not provide specific instances of confusion caused by the terminology change, nor does it establish whether public perception has been affected.
Key developments
- New reports confirm the executive order and the White House's continued use of "AI," but no specific instances of confusion are provided.
How we read it
The executive order requires federal agencies to use "Super Intelligence" instead of "AI" in official communications and documents, but the White House itself still uses "AI," indicating inconsistent implementation.
Reports say the renaming aims to shape public perception, but "Super Intelligence" technically refers to AI surpassing human cognition, which has not yet been achieved, potentially affecting public understanding of AI's actual capabilities.
The supplied evidence does not provide specific instances of confusion caused by the terminology change, nor does it establish whether public perception has been affected.
Earlier updates
- — Public tracking started; no independent probability estimate yet.; Starting public context: President Donald Trump declared on Truth Social that anyone using "Artificial Intelligence" instead of "Super Intelligence" is "THE ENEMY," following a Sept. 29 executive order directing federal agencies to adopt the new term. The Justice Department has instructed employees to use "super intelligence" in official communications and court filings, while the White House itself continues using "AI." Melania Trump also renamed her K-12 AI contest the Presidential Super Intelligence Challenge. Experts note "superintelligence" technically denotes AI surpassing human cognition, a stage not yet reached.
- — Trump's executive order requires federal agencies to replace "AI" with "Super Intelligence," but the White House itself still uses "AI," potentially causing inconsistency in government documents and affecting public perception.; An executive order signed on September 29, 2026, requires federal agencies to replace "AI" with "Super Intelligence (SI)" in official communications and documents. However, the White House itself still uses "AI," and the Department of Justice has instructed employees to adopt the new term, indicating inconsistent implementation. Reports say the renaming aims to shape public perception, but "Super Intelligence" technically refers to AI surpassing human cognition, which has not yet been achieved. The supplied evidence does not provide specific instances of confusion caused by the terminology change, nor does it establish whether public perception has been affected.