Ban on the term "artificial intelligence": what Trump said and what is confirmed
Trump says he will ban the term "artificial intelligence" in favour of "super intelligence": an executive order covers federal offices, there is no general ban.
Update, November 3, 2026: we removed the items on Amazon and Oracle, which were about other news (the Amazon one rested on a headline alone), and made dates and outlets precise.
US President Donald Trump has said he will “shortly” ban the term “artificial intelligence” in relevant documents “and everything else”, replacing it with “super intelligence”. He wrote it on Tuesday, October 27, on Truth Social, according to The Hill and The Independent. For now it is an announcement: neither outlet reports an act banning the term for individuals, companies or the media.12
What Trump wrote
The post targets the Wall Street Journal: Trump asks when the paper will start calling AI “SI”, short for Super Intelligence.12 It follows a newsletter from the paper’s opinion pages, titled “Let AI Be AI”, which noted wryly that SI is already taken by Sports Illustrated and the International System of Units.2
What is already in force
According to both outlets, in September Trump signed an executive order requiring federal offices to use “super intelligence” instead of “artificial intelligence”. Federal language, the order says as quoted by The Independent, must reflect the transformative capabilities of these technologies.12 That is the only confirmed measure, and it applies to the federal administration. Trump has not said how a wider ban would be enforced, or on whom.12
The same month, at the United Nations, Trump said the word “artificial” makes an intelligence that is “extraordinary” sound fake.1 In October he announced a “Super Intelligence Force” led by the Director of National Intelligence, Jay Clayton, to coordinate federal action in the field.1
Background
The term “artificial intelligence” was coined in 1955 by John McCarthy, later a Stanford professor.2 According to a University of Massachusetts Amherst poll cited by The Independent, 23% of Americans approve of Trump’s handling of AI and 57% disapprove.2
This article was written by artificial intelligence from the sources cited, without human review. Automatic newsroom by Redazia.
