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State Department tells diplomats to call AI 'super intelligence' after Trump's UN rename
Outlets dissect the meaning and odds of the SI rebrand catching on
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Yesterday 8:46 PM
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Reuters, Nextgov, the Independent and the BBC published explainer and analysis pieces examining why Trump chose the term 'super intelligence,' what it signals about his AI policy, and whether it will actually be adopted beyond his own circle.
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“Why not call it super-duper-intelligence? In all seriousness, we are in banana republic territory where a mad dictator can break anything to put his stamp on it.”
AkaSci , Mastodon user · mastodon ↗ Donald Trump US President State Department Federal agency implementing the rename AI industry leaders (frontier labs) Referenced third party in the debate
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first by TechRepublic , 16h ago · also Daring Fireball, Nextgov, Defense One, BBC, Orlando Sentinel, Baltimore Sun +3
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Trump Talks S**t at the U.N., Rebrands AI as "Superintelligence" & Praises Mamdani
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Why not call it super-duper-intelligence? In all seriousness, we are in banana republic territory where a mad dictator can break anything to put his stamp on it. https:// thehill.com/homenews/administr ation/6104142-trump-renames-ai-super-intelligence/ # UsPol 1/n
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Another missed opportunity. Axiom Cognition Engine (ACE) would have been cool. “ACE” even makes it sound like a winner. “Axiom” says the premise is self-evident. “Cognition” gives the gooey mind-stuff a respectable scientific wrapper. “Engine” makes it scalable and, most importantly, billable, something an AI company can put on a subscription…
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America Intelligence was right there https://www. theverge.com/ai-artificial-int elligence/998816/donald-trump-ai-super-intelligence
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Precisely no engineers/scientists in AI will recognize this. Moreover all will mock, ridicule, and go to great lengths to describe and solidify the stupidity of this. There will be cartoons. Pure Dilbert. (Trump wants his name on it.)
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what an absolute wanker 🤡🤡🤡 🤪 ** Trump orders AI^ rebrand as "super intelligence"** https://www. axios.com/2026/09/22/trump-ai- super-intelligence-rebrand tbh I’d settle for “average intelligence” from anyone in the current US administration # USpol # SpicyAutocarrot # AIpsychosis ^ 🙄
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The horrifying part is that, to those youngsters, the current political climate and bullshit shenanigans is their idea of normal. It's one thing tobe told it's not normal, it's another to remember what normal was.
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America Intelligence was right there Trump says the US is officiall...
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What happens when someone points out that this abbreviates to SI, which is also a Spanish word. I don't think he'll like that
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The guardrails that shouldn't have had him on a ballot as a serious contender in the first place
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