Is US President Donald Trump right to rename AI as 'Super Intelligence'?

Written and edited by the WorldPing NewsdeskPublished Updated Original reporting: Deutsche Welle

What happened

Donald Trump thinks the name artificial intelligence sounds "fake" and has ordered US agencies to use "Super Intelligence" instead.

Yet, tech firms and researchers have little reason to play along.

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  • Reported by Deutsche Welle and published Wed, 30 Sep 2026 09:33:00 UTC.

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