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President Donald Trump has directed diplomats worldwide to start referring to artificial intelligence as “super intelligence” in all official communications. This directive came after his speech at the U.N. General Assembly where he argued that the term "artificial intelligence" makes advanced computing seem fake and inaccurate. Michael Drager, deputy assistant secretary of state for the Bureau of International Organization Affairs, sent an internal email on Tuesday instructing staff to replace “AI” with “SI” in documents and positions moving forward. It is unclear if this guidance has been extended to other government agencies beyond the State Department’s international organizations bureau.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-09-24,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
US President Donald Trump met with Chinese President Xi Jinping, where Xi pressed Trump to adopt Beijing's stance against Taiwan independence, which Taiwan rejected outright. Meanwhile, Taiwan is crucial for global tech and economy due to its leading semiconductor production; TSMC alone produces the majority of advanced chips that power smartphones, AI systems, and more. As Stanford Hoover fellow Eyck Freymann noted, economic disruption from a conflict over Taiwan would be severe.
In unrelated developments, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian met with US media at the UN General Assembly, where he denied Iran's nuclear ambitions while offering to dilute its enriched uranium and allow inspections under international law. He also blamed Washington for ongoing conflicts in the Middle East. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) estimates that Iran has over 440 kilograms of uranium enriched up to 60%, raising concerns despite Pezeshkian's denials.
Taiwan's representative, Ambassador Alexander Yui, clarified during an interview on CBS’s "Face the Nation" that while Taiwan was discussed between Trump and Xi, it wasn't a major focus. He emphasized there has been no change in US policy towards Taiwan amid recent tensions with China.
Written for “Taiwan Iran Us Relations Midterms” on 2026-10-05,
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Diplomats within the State Department's international organizations bureau have been instructed to replace the term "artificial intelligence" with "super intelligence" across all official communications, following a rebranding push introduced by President Donald Trump during his address to the U.N. General Assembly this week.
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Diplomats → instruct → Assembly
In an internal email sent to staff on Tuesday, Michael Drager, deputy assistant secretary of state for the Bureau of International Organization Affairs, outlined the new mandate:
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Drager → send → mandate
We will be using ‘SI’ in all remarks, positions and press elements moving forward."
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We → use → remarks
The bureau manages U.S. diplomatic missions across global U.N. and multilateral agencies.
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bureau → manage → U.N.
The memo, titled "Change in Nomenclature AI to SI," was obtained on Wednesday.
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memo → title → Wednesday
It remains unclear whether the State Department has issued identical instructions to other divisions.
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Department → remain → divisions
Addressing world leaders on Tuesday, Trump stated that he would "officially" rename the technology, arguing that the existing label makes advanced computing sound inauthentic.
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computing → address → technology
"The use of the word artificial makes intelligence fake, it makes it sound fake and it is not fake.
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it → make → word
It’s actually amazing," Trump said.
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Trump → ’ → ?
He added at the U.N. that "from the point forward" official records "will be changed to use the much more accurate term super as opposed to artificial.
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records → add → term
So it’s super intelligence."
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it → ’ → ?
While Drager’s directive was issued shortly after the speech, it was not immediately clear on Wednesday if similar guidance was distributed across other government agencies.
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guidance → issue → agencies
Such a policy shift could also require renaming the "AI Force" initiative Trump announced over the weekend as the "SI Force."
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Trump → require → Force
By Wednesday, U.S. officials were observed using the "SI" terminology during a U.N. Security Council meeting concerning the sector, where technology executives urged international leaders to establish boundaries for the rapidly advancing systems.
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executives → observe → systems
The swift evolution of the technology has prompted warnings from lawmakers, corporate leaders, and experts regarding potential risks if human control is lost, leading to calls for unified global regulations.
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control → prompt → regulations
However, Trump has consistently rejected proposals to curb development through federal regulation, arguing that oversight could hamper industry progress and weaken the nation's advantage over China.
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oversight → reject → China
Posting on social media on Monday, Trump asserted U.S. dominance in the sector and insisted he was "not going to stifle Growth, of something that will be bigger than the Industrial Revolution, or the Internet, itself."
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that → post → Revolution
Technology policy is expected to feature heavily when Trump hosts Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Washington for talks beginning Wednesday.
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Trump → expect → talks
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