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Trump says he will ban term artificial intelligence

By Thomson Reuters Oct 27, 2026 | 11:25 AM

WASHINGTON, Oct 27 (Reuters) – US President Donald Trump said he ​would ban the ‌term artificial intelligence in documents and everything else, as he questioned ‌why ​the Wall ⁠Street Journal was ⁠not using his preferred term, super intelligence.

“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,” Trump said in ⁠a post on Truth Social.

“In short order, we will ⁠be ‌officially BANNING ⁠the term, “AI/Artificial Intelligence,” ​in ‌all relevant documents, ​and everything ⁠else, due to its inaccuracy.”

(Reporting by Bhargav Acharya and Daphne Psaledakis; Editing by Doina ​Chiacu)