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Trump’s ‘super intelligence’ rebrand to sell AI faces uphill battle

Headline from Digital Journal

Donald Trump's campaign to rename artificial intelligence as "super intelligence" is unlikely to win over a wary public and could make matters worse, experts say, even as the US president threatens to treat holdouts as enemies.

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11 articles, oldest first.

  1. Just the News

    Trump declares people who don't use 'super intelligence' for AI as enemies (opens Just the News)

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    Trump signed an executive order rebranding the technology in late September. He has also urged foreign countries to adopt the name change.

  2. Poynter

    Trump renamed AI ‘super intelligence.’ But that term already means something else. (opens Poynter)

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    Seated in a row with the most influential leaders in artificial intelligence, President Donald Trump announced that he was renaming the technology itself. “It’s not artificial. We all agree on […]

  3. Forbes

    Trump Calls Anyone Who Says ‘AI’ Instead Of ‘Super Intelligence’ An ‘Enemy’ (opens Forbes)

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    President Donald Trump continued his push to rename AI to “super intelligence” Thursday, calling anyone who refuses to use his preferred term “THE ENEMY!”

  4. Insider

    Trump says you're an 'enemy' of the White House if you don't support his AI rebrand (opens Insider)

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    President Donald Trump said "anyone" who still calls it artificial intelligence is an "enemy" of the White House.

  5. Axios

    Trump: Anyone saying "AI" is "THE ENEMY!" The White House uses it (opens Axios)

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    President Trump on Thursday called anyone who uses "Artificial Intelligence" instead of "Super Intelligence" "THE ENEMY!" — even as the White House continues using the term "AI." Why it matters: Trump's push to rebrand AI as "super intelligence" clashes with established terminology in the technology…

  6. Tech Startups

    Trump declares anyone still using the term ‘artificial intelligence’ instead of ‘super intelligence’ ‘THE ENEMY’ (opens Tech Startups)

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    President Donald Trump declared Thursday that the White House considers anyone who continues using the term “Artificial Intelligence” instead of his preferred “Super Intelligence” an enemy, escalating his campaign to rename one of technology’s most widely used terms.

  7. End Time Headlines

    Trump labels anyone using the term “AI” instead of what he renamed it as “THE ENEMY!” (opens End Time Headlines)

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    President Trump on Thursday branded anyone who still says “Artificial Intelligence” instead of “Super Intelligence” “THE ENEMY!” — even as the White House itself continues to use the older term. According to a report from Yahoo News, drawing on Axios reporting, the outburst landed on Truth Social as…

  8. Above The Law

    Donald Trump Has Declared All Of You Still Calling It ‘Artificial Intelligence’ Enemies Of The State (opens Above The Law)

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    I wonder what 'super intelligence' would say about the 25th Amendment?

  9. Bloomberg

    It’d Be Super Intelligent to Stop Trying to Rebrand AI (opens Bloomberg)

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    Trump’s push to call AI “super intelligence” is a silly side quest.

  10. Salon

    Tech leaders embrace Trump’s “super intelligence” as he calls critics “the enemy” (opens Salon)

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    The president's rebrand of AI is brilliant, according to Silicon Valley billionaires

  11. Digital Journal

    Trump’s ‘super intelligence’ rebrand to sell AI faces uphill battle (opens Digital Journal)

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    Donald Trump's campaign to rename artificial intelligence as "super intelligence" is unlikely to win over a wary public and could make matters worse, experts say, even as the US president threatens to treat holdouts as enemies.

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