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Trump says the US is officially renaming AI to ‘super intelligence’.

The Verge AIIndependent reporting··Updated yesterday
Corroborated event · 3 outlets

People close to President Trump have started using the term 'super intelligence,' and Trump wants to call AI 'Super Intelligence' because 'artificial' sounds fake, though experts say it is unlikely to catch on.

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In a speech at the UN General Assembly, Donald Trump said the US is "officially" renaming artificial intelligence to "super intelligence."

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