During an address at the United Nations General Assembly, President Donald Trump announced that his administration will officially refer to artificial intelligence as "super intelligence." Trump argued that the term "artificial" fails to capture the true potential of the technology, and he expressed a desire for the global community to adopt this new terminology. This move follows a pattern of rebranding efforts by the administration, which previously renamed landmarks such as the Gulf of Mexico and Lake Ontario in previous executive actions.

However, the change in nomenclature coincided with a firm rejection of international regulation. Dismissing calls from safety advocates for binding global oversight, Trump characterized these proposals as a "globalist scheme" designed to stifle innovation. He explicitly compared the warnings surrounding AI risks to climate change rhetoric, stating that he does not subscribe to the apocalyptic narratives shared by many in the scientific community. While European nations and tech leaders like Sam Altman advocate for global coordination, both the U.S. and China remain hesitant to commit to formal international control, despite ongoing bilateral discussions aimed at managing the potential risks of this rapidly evolving technology.