IT Home On October 28, according to a report by Xinhua News Agency, U.S. President Donald Trump posted on social media platform “Real Social” on the 27th, stating that he would soon “officially prohibit” the use of the term “artificial intelligence (AI)” in “all relevant documents” and other contexts, citing that this wording is “inaccurate”. However, the post did not specify how the ban will be implemented.
He also named and criticized The Wall Street Journal in the post, saying that it is still using the term “artificial intelligence” which is “very bad and inaccurate”.
According to reports, The Wall Street Journal previously published an article supporting the continued use of the term “artificial intelligence,” claiming that Trump’s request to change it to “super intelligence” was a “big mistake.” Currently, American media still mainly uses the term “artificial intelligence.”
According to previous reports by IT Home, Trump officially signed an executive order on September 29 local time, ordering all administrative departments and agencies to use the term “Super Intelligence” instead of artificial intelligence (AI).
Trump said in an executive order: The extraordinary technologies pioneered by American innovators go far beyond what the term “artificial intelligence” originally meant. The capabilities of today’s cutting-edge systems are much more than merely imitating or automating discrete aspects of human intelligence. They continuously amplify human creativity, unlocking new forms of creativity that enable Americans to achieve goals that were previously impossible in science, medicine, and almost all other areas of human endeavor. As these capabilities continue to improve, they are increasingly representing not just artificial intelligence, but a new era of superintelligence.
The administrative order also states that the terminology used by the U.S. federal government should reflect the transformative capabilities of these technologies and the unlimited opportunities they create for the American people. Therefore, the term “superintelligence” is more appropriately reflective of the potential, capacity, and rapid development of these technologies. As a result, the policy of the Trump administration is to within the limits permitted by law, the executive branch should use “superintelligence” and “SI” in place of “artificial intelligence” and “AI”, and will not recognize the use of “artificial intelligence” and “AI” in any applicable context.
According to a report by Reuters on October 7, the US Department of Justice issued instructions to internal staff: On most occasions when this technology is mentioned (including in court-related documents), the term “superintelligence” should be used instead of “artificial intelligence”.