Trump Rebrands AI as 'Super Intelligence,' Wins Non-Binding Safety Pact From CEOs
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Updated · TechCrunch · Oct 4
Trump Rebrands AI as 'Super Intelligence,' Wins Non-Binding Safety Pact From CEOs
3 articles · Updated · TechCrunch · Oct 4
Summary
An executive order now directs U.S. officials to use “super intelligence” instead of “artificial intelligence,” formalizing Trump’s latest AI rebrand after a White House meeting with top tech leaders.
The CEOs also signed a “Joint Commitment on Frontier Responsibilities,” but the document is voluntary and legally non-binding, with Trump calling it only “morally binding.”
The gathering appeared to mark a sharp shift from Trump’s recent anti-regulation stance, and participants said the pact was assembled quickly — even misspelling “United States” in the signed text.
Anthropic’s Dario Amodei joined after a late Trump dinner helped thaw tensions, though administration divisions remain, with some officials still attacking the company on national-security and ideological grounds.
The broader push already includes Trump’s new Super Intelligence Force, suggesting the administration’s main near-term move is messaging and coordination rather than enforceable AI rules.