Trump Vows to Ban Term 'AI' in Federal Documents

President Donald Trump announced on Tuesday that his administration intends to stop using the term 'Artificial Intelligence' in official capacities. The move represents a direct expansion of the executive's practice of renaming geographic features and institutions, now extending the change to the language used in government documents.

In a post on social media, Trump stated that the acronym 'AI' is a 'very bad and inaccurate name.' He declared that the administration will officially ban the term in all relevant documents 'in short order.' The replacement term is 'Super Intelligence,' or SI, which the president claims is the standard used by most others in the field.

The president directed his question at The Wall Street Journal, asking when the publication would begin using the new terminology. He argued that the shift would occur quickly because the current label is imprecise. This follows earlier executive actions that renamed Lake Ontario to the Lake of America and the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America.

While the president asserted that 'virtually everyone else is using' the new term, industry standard remains 'Artificial Intelligence.' The White House has previously pressured major technology companies, including Google and Apple, to update their applications to reflect the new geographic names for U.S. consumers. The administration argues that these changes reflect a more accurate description of the nation's assets and capabilities.

The name change aligns with other recent rebranding efforts by the executive branch. Education Secretary Linda McMahon has previously referred to the technology as 'A1.' Critics of the initiative note that the shift is driven by the president's preference for terms that sound more advanced than the existing standard. The administration has indicated that the ban will apply to new federal documents and communications.

The move places the terminology of a rapidly growing technology sector under federal directive. By removing 'AI' from the legally recognized lexicon of the government, the administration seeks to standardize how it describes machine learning and automated systems. The policy mirrors the executive's approach to geographic naming, where federal documents and maps now reflect the preferred terms over traditional names.