Trump reveals how President Xi felt about calling AI ‘super intelligence’

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25 Sep 2026 • 11:38 PM MYT
The Independent
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Trump reveals how President Xi felt about calling AI ‘super intelligence’

  • President Donald Trump announced that Chinese leader Xi Jinping supports his proposal to rebrand Artificial Intelligence as super intelligence or SI.
  • Trump has directed the State Department to use the term super intelligence in official documents while rejecting calls for new congressional regulations on AI.
  • During a White House state dinner attended by major tech executives, Xi Jinping advocated for a more cautious approach, stressing that AI must remain under human control.
  • Trump dismissed public and expert warnings about the dangers of AI as a hoax, arguing that strict regulations could cause the United States to lose technological ground to China.
  • The push for rebranding comes amid growing safety concerns, including a recent incident where an AI agent hacked an Australian government health portal.

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