{"id":91815,"date":"2026-09-20T03:15:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-19T23:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/azat.tv\/en\/?p=91815"},"modified":"2026-09-20T00:45:45","modified_gmt":"2026-09-19T20:45:45","slug":"trump-launches-poll-to-rename-artificial-intelligence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/azat.tv\/en\/trump-launches-poll-to-rename-artificial-intelligence\/","title":{"rendered":"President Trump Launches Poll to Rename &#8216;Artificial Intelligence&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"background:#f7fafc;padding:15px;border-left:4px solid #3b82f6;\">\n<ul>\n<li>President Trump launched a public poll to rename &#8216;Artificial Intelligence&#8217;.<\/li>\n<li>Proposed names include &#8216;Superior Intelligence&#8217;, &#8216;Extreme Intelligence&#8217;, and &#8216;Supreme Intelligence&#8217;.<\/li>\n<li>The President dismissed AI safety concerns as a &#8216;hoax&#8217; and opposes government regulation.<\/li>\n<li>Industry leaders and some state officials are calling for safety measures and slower development.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h2>A New Name for a &#8216;Revolution&#8217;<\/h2>\n<p>President Donald Trump initiated an online poll on Saturday, September 19, 2026, asking the public to suggest alternatives to the term &#8220;Artificial Intelligence&#8221; (AI). Writing on his Truth Social platform and sharing the request on X, the President argued that the current terminology is &#8220;inaccurate&#8221; and &#8220;very ineloquent&#8221; relative to the scale of the technological advancements currently underway, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aa.com.tr\/en\/americas\/trump-opens-poll-proposing-renaming-artificial-intelligence\/4062126\">Anadolu Agency reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The President proposed three specific alternatives for the technology: &#8220;Superior Intelligence (SI),&#8221; &#8220;Extreme Intelligence (EI),&#8221; or &#8220;Supreme Intelligence (SI).&#8221; As of Saturday evening, early results on X indicated that &#8220;Superior Intelligence&#8221; was leading the public vote with approximately 39 percent, <a href=\"https:\/\/sea.mashable.com\/tech\/55005\/trump-opens-poll-to-rename-ai-options-include-extreme-and-supreme-intelligence\">Mashable noted<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Regulatory Stance and Industry Context<\/h2>\n<p>The polling initiative follows a series of recent statements by President Trump characterizing widespread concerns regarding AI safety as a &#8220;hoax.&#8221; In a separate social media post earlier in the week, he emphasized that the industry requires minimal government intervention. &#8220;The only control or &#8216;guardrails&#8217; that AI needs is a STRONG AND SMART (High IQ!) PRESIDENT, and the U.S.A. has that, in spades,&#8221; the President stated.<\/p>\n<p>This rhetoric stands in contrast to ongoing debates among industry leaders and state-level lawmakers. While CEOs from major firms like Anthropic and OpenAI have recently signaled a need for slower, more cautious development, California Governor Gavin Newsom has moved to establish a panel aimed at strengthening AI safety laws at the state level. The discourse has been further intensified by reports of a U.S. military analyst allegedly generating a false report via AI that reportedly risked diplomatic escalation with China, highlighting the volatile nature of the technology&#8217;s current application.<\/p>\n<h2>Next Steps<\/h2>\n<p>While reports from The New York Times suggested the President intends to meet with AI executives in the coming week, a White House official stated on Thursday that no such meeting is currently on the official calendar. The administration continues to signal enthusiastic support for the growth of the sector, prioritizing rapid technological expansion over the formal regulatory frameworks currently being explored in other jurisdictions.<\/p>\n<section class=\"related-articles azat-depth-followups\" style=\"margin:2rem 0;padding:1rem;background:#f7fafc;\">\n<h3 style=\"margin-top:0;font-size:1.5rem;color:#333;\">Follow-up Questions<\/h3>\n<ul style=\"list-style:none;padding:0;margin:0;\">\n<li style=\"display:block;margin:.75rem 0;padding:.75rem 0;border-top:1px solid rgba(0,0,0,.08);\">\n<details style=\"display:block;\">\n<summary style=\"cursor:pointer;list-style:revert;color:#c95a5a;font-weight:700;line-height:1.45;\">What is confirmed in this story?<\/summary>\n<div style=\"margin:.65rem 0 0 1.15rem;color:#333;line-height:1.65;\">\n<p style=\"margin:0;color:#333;\">President Trump Launches Poll to Rename &#8216;Artificial Intelligence&#8217; President Trump is polling the public on new names for AI, arguing the current term is inaccurate and ineloquent as his administration maintains a hands-off approach.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"display:block;margin:.75rem 0;padding:.75rem 0;border-top:1px solid rgba(0,0,0,.08);\">\n<details style=\"display:block;\">\n<summary style=\"cursor:pointer;list-style:revert;color:#c95a5a;font-weight:700;line-height:1.45;\">What should readers watch next?<\/summary>\n<div style=\"margin:.65rem 0 0 1.15rem;color:#333;line-height:1.65;\">\n<p style=\"margin:0;color:#333;\">The President proposed three specific alternatives for the technology: &#8220;Superior Intelligence (SI),&#8221; &#8220;Extreme Intelligence (EI),&#8221; or &#8220;Supreme Intelligence (SI).&#8221; As of Saturday evening, early results on X indicated that &#8220;Superior Intelligence&#8221; was leading the public vote with approximately 39 percent, Mashable noted .<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:.55rem 0 0 0;color:#333;\"><strong>What remains unclear:<\/strong> The available reporting does not yet fully settle the next step in the story.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"related-articles azat-depth-perspectives\" style=\"margin:2rem 0;padding:1rem;background:#f7fafc;\">\n<h3 style=\"margin-top:0;font-size:1.5rem;color:#333;\">Perspectives<\/h3>\n<div style=\"margin:.75rem 0 1rem 0;padding:1rem;color:#333;font-weight:700;line-height:1.45;\">Administration View vs Industry and Regulatory View<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin:1rem 0 0;padding:1rem 0 0;border-top:1px solid rgba(0,0,0,.08);\">\n<div style=\"margin:0 0 .75rem;color:#333;font-weight:700;line-height:1.45;\">Story lens<\/div>\n<div style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:.9rem;align-items:stretch;\">\n<div style=\"flex:1 1 240px;min-width:0;padding:.85rem .9rem;border-top:3px solid #8bb7e8;color:#333;line-height:1.65;\">\n<div style=\"margin:0 0 .45rem;font-weight:700;color:#333;\">Administration View<\/div>\n<p>The Trump administration frames the rapid growth of AI as a competitive advantage that should not be hindered by bureaucratic guardrails. By branding concerns as a &#8216;hoax,&#8217; the administration signals a preference for market-driven development over precautionary regulation<\/p><\/div>\n<div style=\"flex:1 1 240px;min-width:0;padding:.85rem .9rem;border-top:3px solid #d6c78f;color:#333;line-height:1.65;\">\n<div style=\"margin:0 0 .45rem;font-weight:700;color:#333;\">Industry and Regulatory View<\/div>\n<p>Critics and industry leaders, including executives from Anthropic and OpenAI, argue that the technology presents existential risks that necessitate slower, more controlled development. This perspective favors institutional oversight to prevent potential misuse or catastrophic failures<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Trump is polling the public on new names for AI, arguing the current term is inaccurate and ineloquent as his administration maintains a hands-off approach.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":-1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"googlesitekit_rrm_CAow5Nm1DA:productID":"","_azat_image_credit":"","_azat_image_creator":"","_azat_image_copyright":"","_azat_image_source_url":"","_azat_image_license_name":"","_azat_image_license_url":"","_azat_image_acquire_license_url":"","_azat_image_rights_status":"","_azat_image_caption":"","am_featured_image_credit":"","am_featured_image_creator":"","am_featured_image_copyright":"","am_featured_image_source_url":"https:\/\/sm.mashable.com\/t\/mashable_sea\/article\/t\/trump-open\/trump-opens-poll-to-rename-ai-options-include-extreme-and-su_64k6.1200.jpg","am_featured_image_license_name":"","am_featured_image_license_url":"","am_featured_image_acquire_license_url":"","am_featured_image_rights_status":"unknown","am_featured_image_caption":"","_azat_threads_post_url":"","_azat_threads_article_post_url":"","_azat_threads_image_post_url":"","_azat_threads_video_post_url":"","_azat_youtube_video_id":"","_azat_youtube_video_url":"","_azat_youtube_shorts_url":"","_azat_include_in_video_stream":true,"_azat_auto_publish_channels":"[\"x\",\"facebook\",\"instagram\",\"threads\",\"bluesky\",\"linkedin\",\"youtube\",\"tiktok\"]","azat_editorial_review_required":0,"azat_editorial_review_reasons":"[]","azat_editorial_validated_at":1789850492,"azat_cs_package_key":"supreme intelligence","footnotes":""},"categories":[24],"tags":[482,854],"class_list":["post-91815","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-it","tag-artificial-intelligence","tag-donald-trump"],"featured_image_url":"https:\/\/azat.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/donald-trump-public-appearance.jpg","_embedded":{"wp:featuredmedia":[{"id":-1,"source_url":"https:\/\/azat.tv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/donald-trump-public-appearance.jpg","media_type":"image","mime_type":"image\/jpeg"}]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/azat.tv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/91815","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/azat.tv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/azat.tv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/azat.tv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/azat.tv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=91815"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/azat.tv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/91815\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":91816,"href":"https:\/\/azat.tv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/91815\/revisions\/91816"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/azat.tv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=91815"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/azat.tv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=91815"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/azat.tv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=91815"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}