AINewsPolicyTrump says US is officially renaming AI ‘super intelligence’The president claims the word ‘artificial’ makes intelligence fake.The president claims the word ‘artificial’ makes intelligence fake.by Richard LawlerSep 22, 2026, 4:01 PM UTCShareGiftScreenshot: C-SPANRichard Lawler is a senior editor following news across tech, culture, policy, and entertainment. He joined The Verge in 2021 after several years covering news at Engadget.In a speech Tuesday morning at the UN General Assembly, Donald Trump railed against Iran, “globalists,” and transgender people while also claiming that the US is now “officially” renaming artificial intelligence to “super intelligence.”Why? Because, according to Trump, the word artificial makes intelligence fake. Is that what makes it sound fake to you?Follow topics and authors from this story to see more like this in your personalized homepage feed and to receive email updates.Richard LawlerAINewsPolicyPoliticsMost PopulariPhone owners can now submit claims in Apple’s $250 million Siri AI settlementActivision is taking over Halo as part of a massive Xbox shake-upI got to see Google’s wild ideas about the future of laptopsThe M5 Ultra Mac Studio tears through our benchmark testsThe long dream of the GooglebookAdvertiser Content FromThis is the title for the native ad
