The Australian
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- Date Published
- 22 Sept 2026
- Priority Score
- 3
- Australian
- Yes
- Created
- 24 Sept 2026, 02:00 pm
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Description
US President Donald Trump has rebranded artificial intelligence during his General Assembly address at the UN. President Trump says the US will reject any attempts to control AI in the future which he says should be renamed to “super intelligence” or SI. The American leader believes the word “artificial” in AI sounds fake and that his name suggestion sounds “much better”. “Welcome to the new world of super intelligence-SI,” he said. “It sounds much better, it is much better, and it’s much more accurate. Let’s see if I have any power.”
Summary
Donald Trump's proposal to rebrand Artificial Intelligence as 'Super Intelligence' (SI) highlights a shift in political rhetoric toward emphasizing the immense power of frontier systems. By explicitly rejecting future attempts to control these technologies during a UN General Assembly address, the stance challenges international governance frameworks aimed at mitigating catastrophic risks. This position signals a potential deregulation era that could accelerate capability development while undermining collective efforts to establish safety guardrails for autonomous systems.