US State Department replaces 'artificial intelligence' with 'superintelligence' after Trump's UN speech

The U.S. State Department has instructed its diplomats to replace the term "artificial intelligence" with "superintelligence" following President Donald Trump's recent speech at the UN General Assembly, according to a September 24 report from the Associated Press. An email from Deputy Assistant Secretary Michael Drager, sent to the Bureau of International Organization Affairs, directed staff to use the abbreviation "SI" in all statements and press materials. U.S. officials already used the new term at a September 23 UN Security Council meeting on AI, where tech leaders urged restrictions on the technology's development. Trump announced plans to create "AI Forces" on September 19 and dismissed AI safety warnings as a "hoax" on September 22, linking them to narratives about Russian interference, the Ukraine issue, and climate change. A September 18 CNN report noted an AI-generated report nearly triggered a U.S.-China military conflict.