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Trump pitches 'super intelligence' at UN; Daily Show's Lydic mocks rebranding effort

The president declared a new term for AI at the UN; late-night host criticized the move as embarrassing.

What to know

  • Trump announced a rebranding of artificial intelligence as "super intelligence" (SI) during a U.N. speech.
  • Daily Show's Desi Lydic satirized the move, noting SI is already a common abbreviation for Sports Illustrated and criticizing Trump's pattern of renaming things.
  • The late-night host framed the moment as internationally embarrassing for the United States.

“Did you just say 'dash SI?' Speaking of super intelligence, congrats on reading the punctuation on the prompter. Also, nobody's gonna say 'SI.' That's already what we call Sports Illustrated.”

Desi Lydic, Daily Show host · Mashable ↗

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Trump pitches 'super intelligence' at UN; Daily Show's Lydic mocks rebranding effort
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    Desi Lydic mocks Trump's AI rebranding on Daily Show — The Daily Show host criticized Trump's effort to rename AI as "super intelligence," sardonically noting the acronym SI is already taken by Sports Illustrated and calling the moment "embarrassing for America" at the international level.

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    Trump declares 'super intelligence' as rebranding of AI at UN

    During his U.N. speech, President Trump announced a new term for artificial intelligence, declaring "Welcome to the new world of super intelligence dash SI."

    “Welcome to the new world of super intelligence dash SI.”
    — Donald Trump
    1. 1 outlet first by Mashable, 19h ago · read ↗