TechnologyThe Verge•1 min read•10/9/2026 (2h ago)

Trump’s attempt to rename AI is looking awfully artificial

Trump’s attempt to rename AI is looking awfully artificial
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President Donald Trump has a knack for turning words against his enemies. His first successful presidential run was built on monikers like "Little Marco" and "Crooked Hillary"; he changed "fake news" from a phrase describing scammy media outlets to a derogatory term for the press at large. Over the past few weeks, he's clearly decided he...

Key Takeaways

  • President Donald Trump has a knack for turning words against his enemies.
  • His first successful presidential run was built on monikers like "Little Marco" and "Crooked Hillary"; he changed "fake news" from a phrase describing scammy media outlets to a derogatory term for the press at large.
  • Over the past few weeks, he's clearly decided he can work the same magic to promote artificial intelligence - branding a technology he wants to accelerate "super", while turning "artificial" into his latest go-to pejorative and declaring resisters "THE ENEMY." Some of the biggest names in AI are going along with him.

President Donald Trump has a knack for turning words against his enemies. His first successful presidential run was built on monikers like "Little Marco" and "Crooked Hillary"; he changed "fake news" from a phrase describing scammy media outlets to a derogatory term for the press at large. Over the past few weeks, he's clearly decided he can work the same magic to promote artificial intelligence - branding a technology he wants to accelerate "super", while turning "artificial" into his latest go-to pejorative and declaring resisters "THE ENEMY." Some of the biggest names in AI are going along with him. But he's picked a tough linguistic batt … Read the full story at The Verge.

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