Trump suggests rebranding AI with a new name, says he’s also creating an AI Force
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•Sat, 19 Sep 2026 19:57:47 +0000
📰 What Happened
President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social that the words 'Artificial Intelligence' sound awkward. He asked followers to vote on a new name. The choices were Superior Intelligence, Extreme Intelligence or Supreme Intelligence.
Hours later he wrote that efforts to slow or break AI are part of a long list of what he calls Democratic hoaxes. He said he will not let it happen, and that he will help the AI industry and watch over it as it grows.
Trump also said he is forming an AI Force, like the Space Force he set up in his first term. He said he will name an AI 'Czar' soon. He did not explain what the force or the czar would do.
🔍 The Backstory
The debate about AI safety grew louder this month. A researcher said he quit Anthropic because he feared leading labs believe AI could kill people by the end of the decade. Big AI firms have called for careful rules.
David Sacks stepped down as Trump's AI and crypto czar earlier this year and moved to a science advisory council. States are acting too, and New York recently became the first to halt permits for large data centres.
🎯 Why It Matters
Governments are deciding how to control AI while the technology spreads fast. What a US president says and does shapes rules that affect jobs, schools and privacy worldwide.
President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social that the words 'Artificial Intelligence' sound awkward. He asked followers to vote on a new name. The choices were Superior Intelligence, Extreme Intelligence or Supreme Intelligence.
Hours later he wrote that efforts to slow or break AI are part of a long list of what he calls Democratic hoaxes. He said he will not let it happen, and that he will help the AI industry and watch over it as it grows.
Trump also said he is forming an AI Force, like the Space Force he set up in his first term. He said he will name an AI 'Czar' soon. He did not explain what the force or the czar would do.
The debate about AI safety grew louder this month. A researcher said he quit Anthropic because he feared leading labs believe AI could kill people by the end of the decade. Big AI firms have called for careful rules.
David Sacks stepped down as Trump's AI and crypto czar earlier this year and moved to a science advisory council. States are acting too, and New York recently became the first to halt permits for large data centres.
Governments are deciding how to control AI while the technology spreads fast. What a US president says and does shapes rules that affect jobs, schools and privacy worldwide.