Trump's 'Super Intelligence' rebrand faces expert skepticism

President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that the term "artificial intelligence" should be replaced with "super intelligence," or SI, during a speech to the United Nations General Assembly, saying the current name sounds "fake." Trump stated all US documents will use the new term, following a poll on his Truth Social platform where "super intelligence" won over alternatives like "supreme intelligence." Experts, however, doubt the rebranding will catch on, noting SI typically refers to hypothetical systems superior to humans in all forms, not current technology. Some officials in Trump's circle, including US Chief Technology Officer Ethan Klein, have adopted the term, but academics argue it exaggerates existing AI capabilities. The move follows Trump's prior renaming of Lake Ontario and the Gulf of Mexico, and comes amid his dismissal of industry fears about AI regulation as a "hoax."