Trump executive order replaces artificial intelligence with superintelligence term
US President Donald Trump issued an executive order on 29 September directing federal agencies to use the term Super Intelligence instead of artificial intelligence.
Federal agencies must change terminology
The directive instructs government bodies to adopt the phrases Super Intelligence and SI in all official communications. This order states that current frontier systems perform tasks beyond simple imitation or automation of human abilities.
Industry leaders react differently
Elon Musk announced on social media that his company SpaceXAI will rename itself SpaceXSI to align with the new terminology. Conversely, OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman continues to use the established term AI in his public posts.
Researchers used term before order
Scientists had previously defined superintelligence as hypothetical highly capable technologies long before this recent executive action. Nick Bostrom popularized the concept in a 2014 book that described it as any system surpassing human intellect.
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