Governor Gavin Newsom has instructed state agencies to continue referring to the technology as "artificial intelligence" despite a federal decree requiring a switch to "super intelligence." The directive from the California governor creates a la a direct conflict with the White House, effectively rejecting the la mandated rebranding and triggering a political confrontation over the terminology used to describe the industry.
President Trump’s executive order requires all federal departments and procurement agencies to use the terms "Super Intelligence" or "SI" and forbids them from acknowledging "AI" in official settings. Trump has argued that "artificial" implies the technology is fake or false, while the software is in fact real, a view he says is shared by Chinese President Xi Jinping. The la order follows White House meetings with tech leaders where Trump advocated for industry self-policing over federal guardrails.
Key sources
- SOURCE@amanda_goodall“the executive branch shall use the terms “Super Intelligence” and “SI” in place of “Artificial Intelligence” and “AI” and will not acknowledge the usage of “Artificial Intelligence” and “AI” in any applicable setting”x.com
- SOURCE@acyn“Artificial means it's fake or it's false. And this is not, this is real. I spoke to President Xi, he agrees on the name”x.com
- SOURCE@politico“Newsom orders California to say AI after Trump’s ‘superintelligence’ decree”x.com
- SUPPORT@atrupar“I spoke to President Xi. He loves it ... 'Artificial intelligence' is like the news. Fake news. I'm going to call them artificial news.”x.com
- SUPPORT@stocksavvyshay“Elon Musk nearly said AI before catching himself with “SI… super intelligence” right in front of President Trump”x.com
- SUPPORT@adamscochran“the executive order requires that all Federal departments use the term “Super Intelligence” specifically “SI” AND that they “no longer acknowledge” the term AI”x.com
- SUPPORT@adamscochran“Trump’s inner circle massively profited on this policy change while reporters call it “unexpected””x.com
- SUPPORT@bulltheoryio“Officially renamed AI to 'Super Intelligence' or SI... There is tremendous ‘Self Policing’ to ensure its used for good.”x.com