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Donald Trump says he plans to ban the phrase “artificial intelligence” in US documents and replace it with “super intelligence”. The reported pledge extends beyond the federal wording change he had already ordered, but it is not evidence that a broader ban has taken effect.
Why it mattersThe Mirror reports that Trump made the latest statement in a social media post on 27 October. The distinction matters: a presidential promise to change terminology is not, by itself, a new rule for the public or private sector. For now, this is a notable signal about how the administration wants AI described, rather than a clear change to how the technology is governed. What should carry more weight in AI policy: the language leaders use, or the rules they actually put in force?
Discuss: Should government terminology about AI be treated as policy with real consequences, or judged mainly by the rules and actions that follow?
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