A Bold Stroke at the UN: Trump Rechristens 'Artificial Intelligence' as 'Super Intelligence' for the U.S. Government

New York, New York – It was Tuesday, September 22, 2026, and the United Nations General Assembly was abuzz, perhaps even more so than usual. President Donald Trump took the podium and delivered an announcement that immediately set tongues wagging across the globe: the United States government, he declared, would officially be renaming 'Artificial Intelligence' (AI) to 'Super Intelligence' (SI).

His reasoning was, well, quintessentially Trump. The term 'artificial,' he explained, made the cutting-edge technology 'sound fake.' A much more fitting and, dare we say, 'accurate' term, in his estimation, was 'super intelligence.' After all, he argued, what we're witnessing isn't just simulated intelligence; it's something truly profound, potentially even surpassing human cognitive abilities. Why undersell it?

Interestingly, this rebrand didn't come entirely out of the blue. Leading up to the announcement, the White House and President Trump himself had been actively polling the public, primarily on social media platforms like X (formerly Twitter) and Truth Social. They were gauging public sentiment for alternative names, with options like 'extreme intelligence' and 'superior intelligence' making the rounds. While 'super intelligence' wasn't an initial contender in every poll, it eventually appeared and, in an unscientific but certainly enthusiastic public vote, emerged as the clear winner.

Of course, a change of this magnitude wasn't just a domestic affair. President Trump expressed his fervent hope, almost an expectation, that the rest of the world would follow suit and adopt the new 'Super Intelligence' nomenclature. It remains to be seen how enthusiastically, or indeed, how quickly, other nations might embrace this linguistic shift.

Beyond the name change itself, Trump used his platform to vehemently reject calls for international oversight of this burgeoning technology. He bluntly labeled such initiatives a 'globalist scheme,' echoing past criticisms of multilateral efforts. And, in a moment that drew parallels for many, he dismissed warnings about the potential dangers of advanced AI, comparing them to the dire warnings about climate change – a comparison he's used before to downplay environmental concerns.

As with many such sweeping declarations, the practicalities are still a bit hazy. Details on when this name change will officially take effect, and precisely how it will be implemented across the vast expanse of government documents and communications, remain, for now, largely unclear. But one thing is certain: the conversation around AI, or rather, SI, just got a whole lot more interesting.