Donald Trump used the term "AI" during a "60 Minutes" interview on Sunday, contradicting his own executive order and public statements that declared the acronym "Artificial Intelligence" to be used only by "THE ENEMY."
In September, Trump issued an order directing government departments and agencies to replace "artificial intelligence" with "super Intelligence" in their communications. He also posted on Truth Social that "the White House considers anyone that uses the term, ‘Artificial Intelligence’ [...] THE ENEMY!"
During the interview with CBS News’ Ross Douthat, Trump referred to himself as an "AI bull" for his support of the technology. He then shifted to his preferred terminology, explaining his enthusiasm for "SI," or "super intelligence."
"Excuse me, before I answer that, the reason I’m an AI bull, one of the reasons, is because [Chinese] President Xi [Jinping] left here two weeks ago, we had a great meeting, he’s all in to SI, as I call it, because it really is super intelligence, it’s a much better name I think because it’s not artificial," Trump said. He also reiterated his view that winning the race in this field is crucial, stating, "And I said whoever wins that race wins, the level of power of winning that race is very important."