Trump suggests calling artificial intelligence “super intelligence”
Donald Trump suggested changing how artificial intelligence is described, saying the word “artificial” makes the technology sound fake. Speaking at the United Nations, according to BBC Business, Trump said the technology was not fake and described it as “actually amazing.” The report does not provide further details about any proposed terminology change.
Donald Trump suggested referring to artificial intelligence as “super intelligence,” according to BBC Business.
Speaking at the United Nations, Trump said the word “artificial” made the technology sound fake. He added that it was “not fake” and was “actually amazing.”
The report does not provide further details about a formal proposal to change the term.
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