Trump says those who don't call AI 'SI (superintelligence)' are 'the enemy' as White House-led renaming spreads (column)

What happened

According to a ZDNet Korea column, U.S. President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social on October 8 (local time) that the White House considers anyone who uses the term 'artificial intelligence (AI)' instead of the new term 'superintelligence (SI)' to be 'THE ENEMY.' He did not explain what being considered an enemy would actually mean. The column summarizes the timeline as follows. In a September 22 speech at the UN General Assembly, Trump declared that AI would officially be called 'superintelligence' going forward. White House materials announcing the results of the September 25 U.S.-China summit used the phrase 'U.S.-China SI dialogue.' On September 29, he signed Executive Order 14434. In early October, Elon Musk said he would rename SpaceXAI to SpaceXSI.

Why it matters

The AI terminology used in U.S. government documents and diplomatic materials is changing. This could cause confusion in searching policy documents, interpreting regulatory terms, and corporate communications. However, the source is a column and the specific contents of Executive Order 14434 have not been verified, so the original sources need to be checked.

Sources

• Press [안광섭 AI 진테제] 트럼프가 'SI'를 외치는 이유 ZDNet Korea