Trump tells federal agencies to use the term 'Super Intelligence ' instead of artificial intelligence

What happened

“The terminology used by the Federal Government should reflect the transformative capabilities of these technologies and the limitless opportunities they create for the American people. Accordingly, the term ‘Super Intelligence’ more appropriately captures the promise, potential, and rapidly advancing capabilities of these technologies,” the order said. According to the executive order , the term artificial intelligence was born in the United States 70 years ago, and the capabilities achieved by AI today are much more advanced than what the original innovators envisioned.

Because of this, he saw fit to have the federal government call that technology by the new term that he coined instead of referring to it as “artificial intelligence.” Opposition against the AI infrastructure build-out has been increasing throughout 2026, with protests primarily driven by concerns about local utility hikes and noise pollution .