Trump invites public to vote on names to replace ‘artificial intelligence’

President Donald Trump invited the public to vote on a new name to replace “artificial intelligence” on Saturday.“Many people think that the words ‘Artificial Intelligence’ are inaccurate, and very ineloquent,” Trump said in a Truth Social post. “A far more eloquent and accurate description of this new phenomena would be Superior Intelligence (SI) or, Extreme Intelligence (EI) or, Supreme Intelligence (SI). This is a poll, and I would appreciate everybody voting! Which is the best name for this ever growing ‘Revolution?'” Recommended Stories Trump suggested renaming the emerging technology just before he announced plans to create an “AI Force” and appoint a “czar” to ensure the United States doesn’t “in any way hinder or stifle the Growth of this incredible Industry.” Trump has firmly rebuked recent calls from some federal lawmakers to pause AI development and pass legislation to regulate the industry, and has staunchly supported data center construction. Debates about AI policy shifted toward safety and cybersecurity concerns in early September after Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon publicly resigned from the company, claiming the leading AI labs weren’t taking adequate steps to enact safety measures. “AI is the next Industrial Revolution, or Internet, but will be even larger and more impactful, possibly as much as 25% of our Country’s GDP,” Trump said in the announcement. “We are leading China, and the rest of the world, and I intend to keep it that way!”Trump’s pronouncement that AI needs a “far more elegant” name aligns with the public’s negative view of the industry and its impact on the country. Public polling suggests the majority of the public believes the costs of data centers outweigh the benefits and are concerned about the technology’s impact on the economy.TRUMP SAYS HE WILL FORM AI FORCE TO BE LED BY ‘CZAR’Saturday’s suggestion is not the first time Trump has been dissatisfied with what a title implies. At the beginning of his second term, he changed the “Gulf of Mexico” to the “Gulf of America,” and, during a recent trade dispute with Canada, also renamed “Lake Ontario” to “Lake America.”The term “artificial intelligence” was coined by computer scientist John McCarthy at Dartmouth College in 1955.