Trump says it’s time to rebrand AI with a new name — and he’s also creating an AI Force

President Donald Trump weighed in on the intensifying national conversation about artificial intelligence over the weekend, posting on Truth Social that the label "artificial intelligence" is "inaccurate, and very ineloquent" and offering followers a poll to pick a new name from three options: "Superior Intelligence," "Extreme Intelligence," or "Supreme Intelligence." In subsequent posts he argued that efforts to criticize or limit AI are part of a pattern of Democratic "hoaxes," a claim he made without providing supporting evidence.

Trump said he would protect and support the AI industry while announcing plans to create an "AI Force" modeled after the Space Force from his prior term, and to name an AI "Czar." He did not provide details about the responsibilities or structure of the force or czar, though he added in his post that only "High I.Q. individuals" should apply. Venture capitalist David Sacks, who previously served as Trump's AI and crypto czar, left that role earlier this year and now co-chairs the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology.

The president's comments come as debates about AI safety and regulation have escalated. The story notes a high-profile AI researcher quit Anthropic citing concerns about existential risk, prompting Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei to publish a plan to "pace the frontier," a proposal that appeared to receive support from other industry figures. Industry leaders have offered different takes: Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang joined Trump onstage at the All-In Summit and called the AI backlash a "hoax," asserting that the industry should not allow a slowdown.

State-level actions and public scrutiny of data centers have also featured in the discussion. The article notes that both Republicans and Democrats have criticized data center projects, and that New York became the first state to pause permits for large data center developments. Trump suggested in his posts that attacks on data centers preceded and fed the campaign against AI, though he did not provide evidence linking these developments to an organized political effort.