Trump Declares US Will Rename Artificial Intelligence to 'Super Intelligence'

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President Donald Trump announced at the UN General Assembly on Tuesday that the United States is officially renaming artificial intelligence to 'super intelligence.' Trump argued that the word 'artificial' makes intelligence sound fake, offering this as his justification for the change. The declaration came during a wide-ranging speech that also touched on Iran, climate change, and other topics. The renaming was not among the options Trump had included in a public poll he posted days earlier on the same subject. This follows a pattern of Trump pursuing high-profile renamings, having previously sought to rename the Gulf of Mexico, Denali, and other landmarks.

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