Trump tries to rename AI 'super intelligence' as polls show him sinking on key…
President Donald Trump ordered all executive branch departments and agencies to use the term "super intelligence" instead of artificial intelligence.
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The attempted rebrand comes weeks before the midterm
The attempted rebrand comes weeks before the midterm election, which appears increasingly shaped by what polls show are Americans' concerns about the rapid advance of AI tech.
Tech executives who met Trump at the White
Tech executives who met Trump at the White House for lunch appeared to sign a separate, two-page document that Trump shared on his Truth Social account.
President Donald Trump on Tuesday ordered all executive
President Donald Trump on Tuesday ordered all executive branch departments and agencies to use the term "super intelligence" instead of artificial intelligence.
The executive order, announced by the White House
The executive order, announced by the White House after Trump hosted a lunch with a slew of AI leaders, shows the president attempting a forced rebrand for an industry he has tightly embraced even as Americans grow increasingly wary about the rapidly advancing tech.
Multiple recent polls show majorities of Americans expressing
Multiple recent polls show majorities of Americans expressing concerns about AI and disapproval of how Trump has handled the issue. But the president, who insists that beating China in the race to AI dominance is an all-important goal, has dismissed as a "hoax" the dire warnings that have been raised about the technology — including by some of the executives who joined him at the White House on Tuesday.
Trump signed the executive order, titled "Inaugurating The
Trump signed the executive order, titled "Inaugurating The Era Of Super Intelligence," to "recognize the continuously advancing technological frontier and the limitless promise it offers the American people," the White House said in a fact sheet.
The new term must be used by all
The new term must be used by all departments and agencies in official correspondence, public communications, policy and other documents in the executive branch, the order states. "Artificial Intelligence" and "AI" will no longer be acknowledged.
Trump, speaking to reporters during an unusual press
Trump, speaking to reporters during an unusual press gathering outside the White House's West Wing earlier Tuesday afternoon, had suggested that a document establishing the new name was signed by the tech titans who had convened for a lunch meeting with him.
"We've changed the name officially today," said Trump
"We've changed the name officially today," said Trump, who was not initially expected to appear at the press availability. "The name has been officially changed by the biggest, the smartest, the greatest people anywhere in the world."
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Trump tries to rename AI 'super intelligence' as polls show him sinking on key issue
President Donald Trump ordered all executive branch departments and agencies to use the term "super intelligence" instead of artificial intelligence.
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Source: CNBC Tech