Trump Renames Artificial Intelligence to "Super Intelligence"
US President Donald Trump advocates changing the term artificial intelligence to 'Super Intelligence', bringing this phrase into his discussions with Chinese leader Xi Jinping as well.
US President Donald Trump is engaging in high-level contacts to rename the concept of artificial intelligence to 'Super Intelligence', while administration officials have also begun using this new term.
New Name Proposal for Artificial Intelligence
US President Donald Trump argued that the phrase artificial intelligence is inadequate and expressed on social media that the technology should be known by the name 'Super Intelligence'. This new naming effort came to the agenda following events attended by Chinese leader Xi Jinping and tech executives.
Name Change in International Talks
Trump also brought up the new name during high-level talks with Chinese leader Xi Jinping. However, Xi Jinping's interpreters continued to use the traditional term in Chinese during their official remarks.
Use of the New Term Within the Administration
White House science adviser Michael Kratsios adopted the new naming by using this concept at a United Nations Security Council meeting. The State Department also instructed that this phrase be used in diplomatic correspondence.
History in the Academic World
Academics and philosophers have been using the term 'superintelligence' since the 1990s to describe advanced machines that do not yet exist. This concept was developed to refer to machines that will surpass the human mind in every field.