During his address at the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday, President Donald Trump announced a formal shift in how the United States government will refer to artificial intelligence. Moving forward, all official U.S. documents and diplomatic communications are required to use the term 'superintelligence' (SI) instead of 'artificial intelligence' (AI).

The administration has expressed a desire for this change to be adopted globally, specifically naming China as a key partner they hope will align with this new nomenclature. Following the President's announcement, the U.S. State Department issued an internal order instructing diplomats to immediately implement the change in all official correspondence.

While the administration frames this as a necessary update to reflect the rapid evolution of the technology, the move comes amid a broader backdrop of complex diplomatic and economic tensions between the U.S. and China. The directive is intended to standardize language across international borders, though it remains unclear how foreign governments, particularly those with competing technological interests, will respond to the request to adopt U.S.-led terminology.