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Trump Tells UN General Assembly He's Renaming Artificial Intelligence to 'Super Intelligence'

By Alexis Dufresne Published September 22, 2026 at 16:57 UTC

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During his September 22 UN General Assembly address, President Trump said the US federal government will 'officially' rename artificial intelligence to 'super intelligence' on all government documents, calling 'artificial' misleading. Trump also repeated his line that fear of AI is on par with 'the climate hoax.' The rebrand did not appear on the online survey Trump ran with supporters to name AI.

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