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Trump banning the term 'artificial intelligence,' he says in social post

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(KRON) -- President Donald Trump said that the United States government would be banning the terms "AI" and "Artificial Intelligence." The president made the comments in a post on his Truth Social social media network on Tuesday.

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  1. Just the News

    Trump complains WSJ won't use 'super intelligence' for AI (opens Just the News)

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    Trump signed an order renaming AI to SI in late September, contending that the term is more accurate.

  2. Deadline

    Donald Trump Says He’ll Ban The Use Of The Term “Artificial Intelligence” In “All Relevant Documents” And “Everything Else” (opens Deadline)

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    Donald Trump took another stab at an AI rebrand on Tuesday, this time vowing to ban the use of the term “artificial intelligence” in “all relevant documents” and “everything else.” The president’s preferred name is “super intelligence,” something he emphasized when meeting with Elon Musk and other t…

  3. Forbes

    Trump Vows To Ban Term ‘Artificial Intelligence’ (opens Forbes)

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    President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he will be banning the term “artificial intelligence.”

  4. The Hill

    Trump says he will ban the term artificial intelligence (opens The Hill)

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    President Trump said Tuesday that he was banning the term artificial intelligence “in all relevant documents and everything else.” “In short order, we will be officially BANNING the term, ‘AI/Artificial Intelligence,’ in all relevant documents, and everything else, due to its inaccuracy,” he wrote o…

  5. Newsweek

    Donald Trump Moves to Ban Term 'AI': List of Words President Has Banned (opens Newsweek)

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    The president's latest comments build on the administration's policy directing executive agencies to adopt the new terminology.

  6. Variety

    Trump Says ‘Artificial Intelligence’ Is ‘a Very Bad and Inaccurate Name,’ and That He Wants to Officially Ban the Term ‘AI’ (opens Variety)

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    President Donald Trump doesn’t like the term “artificial intelligence” — which was coined more than 70 years ago and is widely used by computer scientists and the tech industry — and says he wants to ban the usage of “AI” in favor of “super intelligence.” In a post Tuesday on Truth Social, the U.S.

  7. KRON4

    Trump banning the term 'artificial intelligence,' he says in social post (opens KRON4)

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    (KRON) -- President Donald Trump said that the United States government would be banning the terms "AI" and "Artificial Intelligence." The president made the comments in a post on his Truth Social social media network on Tuesday.

  8. HuffPost

    Trump Claims He’ll Soon Officially Ban The Term ‘Artificial Intelligence’ (opens HuffPost)

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    The president is considering taking drastic steps to ensure people stop using the terms “artificial intelligence” and “AI.”

  9. Gizmodo

    Trump Triples Down on ‘Super Intelligence’ (opens Gizmodo)

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    Just when you, a tech CEO, thought it was safe to say “AI” again…

  10. Jezebel

    So When Does Trump Start Jailing People for Daring to Still Call It Artificial Intelligence? (opens Jezebel)

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    Trump is so mad people are still using the term artificial intelligence that he claims the White House will be "BANNING" the words federally.

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