> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.implicator.ai/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Trump Renames AI 'Super Intelligence' at UN and Rejects Global Control Efforts - URL: https://www.implicator.ai/trump-renames-ai-super-intelligence-at-un-and-rejects-global-control-efforts/ - Published: 2026-09-23T14:16:20.000Z - Updated: 2026-09-23T14:16:20.000Z - Description: Trump told the UN that US documents will call AI "super intelligence" and rejected any global control scheme. No written order exists yet, experts say the term overstates today's systems, and the Security Council hears AI lab chiefs Wednesday. - Author: Marcus Schuler - Tags: AI News President Donald Trump told the UN General Assembly on Tuesday that [US government documents will call artificial intelligence “super intelligence”](https://www.whitehouse.gov/releases/2026/09/president-trump-at-the-united-nations-while-others-have-talked-i-have-acted/?ref=implicator.ai). He said “artificial” makes the technology sound fake and placed the rename in the same sentence as his rejection of any “globalist scheme of control.” The declaration came after [leaders of more than 20 mostly European countries urged binding controls on Monday](https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/trump-rejects-international-regulation-ai-160957080.html?ref=implicator.ai), and before a Security Council session featuring OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei and Hugging Face co-founder Clément Delangue. What Changed - Trump told the UN General Assembly on Tuesday that US government documents will call artificial intelligence "super intelligence," saying "artificial" makes the technology sound fake. - In the same sentence he rejected any "globalist scheme of control" for AI, a day after more than 20 mostly European countries urged binding controls that the US and China did not endorse. - No executive order or written directive changing federal terminology had been published; a White House representative referred questions back to the speech. - Experts including Simon Coghlan of the University of Melbourne said the term exaggerates what today's AI can do, since superintelligence names a hypothetical system that surpasses humans. AI-generated summary, reviewed by an editor. [More on our AI guidelines](https://www.implicator.ai/about/). ## A term with another meaning “From this point forward, all of United States documents, and hopefully the world’s, will be changed to use the much more accurate term ‘super’ as opposed to ‘artificial,’” Trump said. “Welcome to the new world of super intelligence, SI.” Trump tested several alternatives in social media polls over the weekend. He also acknowledged uncertainty about whether the label would spread. “Let’s see if I have any power. Maybe I do, and maybe I don’t. We’re going to find out pretty soon.” No executive order or written directive changing federal terminology had been published. [A White House representative referred questions back to the UN remarks](https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/trump-ai-super-intelligence-internet-response/?ref=implicator.ai). FREE AI BRIEFING · WEEKDAYS Follow the fight over who governs AI. Get the AI stories shaping the day, with concise context from San Francisco. The briefing takes about five minutes and arrives at 4:45 a.m. Pacific, 7:45 a.m. Eastern. Email address Keep me informed Check your inbox for the confirmation link. Free. No hype. Unsubscribe anytime. “Superintelligence” already names a hypothetical system that surpasses humans, a level researchers do not attribute to today’s AI. Philosopher Nick Bostrom’s 2014 book defined superintelligence as “any intellect that greatly exceeds the cognitive performance of humans in virtually all domains of interest.” Simon Coghlan, a digital ethics lecturer at the University of Melbourne, called the rebranding “misleading.” He said, “I doubt ‘SI’ will stick, in part because it exaggerates the current capacities of AI.” Ben Leong, a computer science lecturer at the National University of Singapore, said professionals would probably reserve SI for more capable systems. “It doesn’t feel like it’s at that level yet.” ## The fight over control Trump said the United States would “encourage” the technology rather than rein it in. He said the Department of Justice would watch it closely, while arguing that its growth could exceed the industrial revolution. The [Call for Control of Frontier AI Models](https://www.theregister.com/offbeat/2026/09/23/artificial-intelligence-must-have-a-new-name-says-politician-who-likes-renaming-bodies-of-water/5298470?ref=implicator.ai), issued Monday by Finland’s government, seeks mandatory testing before deployment, independent evaluations and shared reporting of serious safety incidents. It also asks governments to explore an international institution that could set standards and enable verification. The United States and China did not endorse it. Know someone who'd find this useful? 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Earlier in Tuesday’s assembly, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for “the responsible pacing of AI.” He added, “Killer robots must have no place in our future.” ## The first adopters US Chief Technology Officer Ethan Klein quickly used the new wording, writing that the United States “will remain the global leader in SI.” UN Ambassador Michael Waltz also endorsed it. World leaders who spoke after Trump continued to use “artificial intelligence.” Canada’s AI minister, Evan Solomon, offered a different response: “Canadians are not enthusiastic, at all, about renaming things.” ## The next meeting The [Security Council meets Wednesday](https://apnews.com/article/ai-trump-un-guterres-danger-killer-robots-073d9026a06d99192009170b51bc6e37?ref=implicator.ai) for the AI session initiated by France. Amodei and Delangue are due to join remotely. Trump is scheduled to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping in Washington on Thursday as the two governments discuss a communication channel for AI incidents. Henry Hoffmann, chair of computer science at the University of Chicago, said Trump and Guterres had each reduced the dispute. “One turns it into a science-fiction movie; the other turns it into a nonissue,” he wrote in an email. “The interesting debate is over what mechanisms actually provide that control.” Frequently Asked Questions What did Trump say about renaming AI at the UN? Speaking to the UN General Assembly on Tuesday, Trump said US documents, and hopefully the world's, will use the term "super" instead of "artificial," calling it "super intelligence" or SI. He said "artificial" makes the technology sound fake. Is the rename official US policy? No executive order or written directive changing federal terminology had been published. A White House representative referred questions back to the president's UN remarks. The White House release of the speech says AI is "hereinafter officially called 'Super Intelligence.'" Why do experts object to the term? Superintelligence already names a hypothetical system that surpasses humans. Nick Bostrom's 2014 book defined it as an intellect exceeding human cognitive performance in virtually all domains. Simon Coghlan called the rebranding "misleading," and Ben Leong said today's AI does not feel like it is at that level. What international AI controls did Trump reject? He rejected any "globalist scheme of control." A Call for Control of Frontier AI Models, issued Monday by Finland's government and backed by more than 20 mostly European countries, seeks mandatory pre-deployment testing, independent evaluation, incident reporting and exploring an international institution. What happens next? The UN Security Council holds an AI session Wednesday with OpenAI's Sam Altman, Anthropic's Dario Amodei and Hugging Face co-founder Clément Delangue. 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