U.S. President Donald Trump announced at the United Nations General Assembly on September 22nd that the U.S. government will stop using the term "artificial intelligence" (AI), instead opting for "super intelligence" (SI).

• The chosen term, "super intelligence," already has a specific meaning in AI research referring to systems that significantly outperform humans on all cognitive tasks, a concept not yet realized.
• The decision reportedly stemmed from a poll on September 19th where Trump asked followers to choose between "Superior Intelligence," "Extreme Intelligence," and "Supreme Intelligence," with "Super" not being an option.
• Despite the announcement, no official executive order or memo has been published by the White House instructing agencies to make the switch, and the administration's AI policy site, ai.gov, still uses "artificial intelligence."