Trump says he will ban the term artificial intelligence in government documents
Trump says he plans to officially ban the term artificial intelligence in all relevant documents, arguing that super intelligence is a more accurate description of the technology.
WASHINGTON D.C. — Donald J. Trump said he plans to officially ban the term artificial intelligence in all relevant documents, arguing that the phrase is inaccurate and should be replaced with super intelligence.
Here is the full post on truthsocial: “When will The Wall Street Journal start calling Artificial Intelligence (AI), a very bad and inaccurate name, SI (Super Intelligence), the name which virtually everyone else is using, or soon will be. In short order, we will be officially BANNING the term, “AI/Artificial Intelligence,” in all relevant documents, and everything else, due to its inaccuracy. Thank you for your attention to this matter. Trump” on October 27, 2026 at 12:14 PM ET.
This is Trump’s 21st message released today, and the last post was 2 minutes ago, and it is not part of a thread. On average, Trump produces 17 posts per day since his inauguration on January 20, 2025. The move fits a broader pattern in Trump’s recent messaging, with 64 of his 810 posts over the last 30 days classified as Domestic Policy posts.
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The directive targets the terminology used by the media and the government to describe advanced computing systems. Trump specifically called out The Wall Street Journal in his message on truthsocial, questioning when the publication would adopt the new phrasing.
Virtually everyone else is already using or will soon use the updated terminology, Trump claimed in the post on truthsocial. The proposed change would mandate the use of the term super intelligence across all official channels.
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