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Regulation · on the rundown Tuesday, September 22, 2026

Trump Renames AI to 'Super Intelligence,' Dismisses '12-Year' Doom Warnings

Covered by 14 outlets over 32 hours. They ran 11 distinct reports; the most widely run, a syndicated copy, appeared on 3 sites. First reported by The Verge at 16:01 UTC on September 22, 2026.

14 outlets

What happened?

  1. Trump said the U.S. 'will not restrict the growth' of the technology, but the Justice Department 'will intervene if necessary.'
  2. President Trump renamed AI to "Super Intelligence.

The federal government's terminology for AI is shifting. President Trump's September 22 UN announcement directs all government documents to use super intelligence instead of artificial intelligence.

A machine summary written from the reports listed below; read them for the full account. How summaries are made and what is checked.

Who reported it, and when?

11 distinct reports run by 14 outlets, earliest first (UTC); a syndicated report lists every site that ran it
TimeReportRun by
Sep 22 16:01Trump says US is officially renaming AI ‘super intelligence’
  • The Verge
Sep 22 16:25Trump Proposes Renaming AI as 'Super Intelligence'
  • en.tempo.co
Sep 22 19:30Report by queanbeyanage.com.au
Sep 22 19:30President Trump Renames AI to Super Intelligence | Newsradio WFLA Orlando
  • iHeartRadio
Sep 22 19:45President Trump Renames AI to Super Intelligence
  • iHeartRadio
Sep 22 20:15Report by wset.com
Sep 22 21:45President Trump Renames AI to Super Intelligence | Talk Radio 105.9
  • iHeartRadio
Sep 22 22:15President Trump Renames AI to Super Intelligence | KFYR 550 AM / 99.7 FM
  • iHeartRadio
Sep 22 23:30Trump Rebrands AI as Super Intelligence
  • bankinfosecurity.com
Sep 23 22:45US diplomats told to use term super intelligence not artificial intelligence after Trump call – Winnipeg Free Press
Sep 23 23:45US diplomats told to say ‘super intelligence’ — not ‘artificial intelligence' — after Trump's call
  • timesunion.com

A report's title is shown once our automated legal check has read it and passed it; 2 reports are named by outlet, and the links lead to each report.

Who was named?

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Sources: the outlets' reports linked on this page; counts and times from GetYourBrief's record of those reports (methodology).