US and China agree to rename AI as 'Superintelligence' at Trump-Xi summit

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The United States and China have agreed to rename artificial intelligence as "Superintelligence" (SI) during a summit between President Trump and President Xi Jinping, the White House announced Friday. Trump proposed the name change, arguing the word "artificial" sounded "fake." The White House released a document on the summit confirming the agreement, with Trump claiming on social media that Xi appeared to like the new term. The agreement was announced following their meeting at the White House on Thursday. The renaming marks a symbolic diplomatic gesture between the two leaders on emerging technology.


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