Trump proposes renaming AI to Superior or Extreme Intelligence

September 19, 2026 at 11:53 PM3 min

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President Donald Trump opened a poll on X and Truth Social on Sept. 19 asking followers to choose a new name for artificial intelligence, with options including Superior Intelligence and Extreme Intelligence. The poll follows his recent dismissal of AI fears as a hoax and his announcement of a new AI Force structure. Trump also said he plans to appoint an AI czar and will not slow the industry's growth.

Key Facts

Trump opened the poll on X and Truth Social on Sept. 19, 2026, with options including Superior Intelligence, Extreme Intelligence, and Supreme Intelligence.
As of the Mashable report, Superior Intelligence led the X poll with about 39 percent of the vote.
Trump announced the creation of AI Force, a new structure for artificial intelligence issues, and said he will soon appoint an AI czar.
Trump compared AI Force to the U.S. Space Force, created during his first presidential term.
Trump said the government will not slow AI industry growth and will use existing criminal and civil laws to address abuses.

The Renaming Poll

On Saturday, Sept. 19, President Trump opened a poll on X and Truth Social calling for a name change to "Artificial Intelligence." Trump wrote that many people think the words "Artificial Intelligence" are inaccurate and ineloquent, and proposed "Superior Intelligence (SI), or Extreme Intelligence (EI) or Supreme Intelligence (SI)" as more elegant alternatives. The poll asked followers to vote on the "best name for this ever growing 'Revolution.'" As of the Mashable report, "Superior Intelligence" led on X with around 39 percent of the vote. The Verge noted that Trump had previously renamed the Gulf of Mexico, the Kennedy Center, Lake Ontario, and the Department of Defense.

AI Force and Policy

Trump announced the creation of AI Force, a new structure that will handle artificial intelligence issues. He said he will soon appoint a special AI coordinator, whom he called an "AI czar." Trump compared the future structure to the U.S. Space Force, created during his first presidential term. The president stated that authorities do not intend to slow the development of the artificial intelligence industry. He said the state should support sector growth while monitoring possible abuses and applying existing criminal and civil law mechanisms in such cases.

Industry Context

The poll came shortly after Trump called fears around AI a "hoax" on social media this week. Trump said he will not hinder the growth of the AI industry, aligning with his administration's enthusiastic adoption of the technology. The New York Times reported that Trump wants to meet with AI executives next week, though a White House official told the Times on Thursday that no meeting was on the calendar. Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman recently agreed that the industry should slow AI development, following the resignation of an Anthropic researcher who said AI could "kill us all" by the end of the decade. AI will also be one of the topics of upcoming U.S.-China negotiations, with both Washington and Beijing viewing AI development as a key factor in economic and military competition.