Yes. In his address to the United Nations General Assembly on September 22, 2026, U.S. President Donald Trump said artificial intelligence should instead be called “superintelligence,” arguing that the word “artificial” makes the technology sound fake.
He said U.S. documents would use the term going forward and declared that “whoever wins superintelligence wins,” while saying the United States would encourage the technology’s development and monitor risks. The remarks came as other leaders pressed for stronger international AI safeguards.
Source: UN News — Trump defends military action against Iran, Venezuela, and calls for rebrand of AI