Melania Trump’s big student AI competition gets a new name so the president doesn’t get mad

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The Independent · collected 2026-10-13 · by Rhian Lubin

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First Lady Melania Trump changed the name of her student AI competition to the "Presidential Super Intelligence Challenge" in response to President Donald Trump's directive to use the term "Super Intelligence." This renaming follows Trump’s executive order requiring federal agencies to avoid using the term “Artificial Intelligence” and instead adopt his preferred terminology. The competition aims to encourage students across the U.S. to develop solutions to real-world challenges using what the first lady calls the most transformative technology of their time, with participating schools eligible for a "First Lady Seal of SI Readiness."
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First Lady Melania Trump rebranded her student AI competition as the "Presidential Super Intelligence Challenge" on October 10, 2026, to align with President Donald Trump's preference for using the term "Super Intelligence" instead of "Artificial Intelligence." The change came after Trump warned that anyone who used the term "AI" would face repercussions. Previously called the "Presidential Artificial Intelligence Challenge," Melania invited students across the country to participate in developing solutions to real-world challenges, emphasizing the initiative's goal to empower young innovators and lead global advancements.

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Lubin, R. (2026, October 13). Melania Trump’s big student AI competition gets a new name so the president doesn’t get mad. The Independent. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/melania-trump-ai-si-competition-b3066187.html

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America Independent OpenAI SpaceXSI the “Presidential Super Intelligence Challenge”

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Trump last week vowed that anyone who referred to the technology, such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT or Anthropic’s Claud, as “Artificial Intelligence” over his “new and more accurate term, ‘Super Intelligence,’” would find themselves on his enemies list.
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🔮 Trump last week vowed that anyone who referred to the technology, such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT or Anthropic’s Claud, as “Artificial Intelligence” over his “new and more accurate term, ‘Super Intelligence,’” would find themselves on his enemies list.

Claims (28 extracted, 1 hedged)

First lady Melania Trump has rebranded her student AI competition as the “Presidential Super Intelligence Challenge” in an apparent effort to keep President Donald Trump happy. asserted
Trump → rebrande → Trump
Trump last week vowed that anyone who referred to the technology, such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT or Anthropic’s Claud, as “Artificial Intelligence” over his “new and more accurate term, ‘Super Intelligence,’” would find themselves on his enemies list. asserted
themselves → vow → list
Melania’s competition was previously referred to as the “Presidential Artificial Intelligence Challenge” in White House communications but the first lady rebooted the competition Tuesday using the Trump-approved terminology. asserted
lady → refer → terminology
She invited students and schools across the country to participate in the competition to “build and develop solutions to real-world challenges.” asserted
She → invite → challenges
“Building on last year’s success, the 2027 Presidential Super Intelligence Challenge will empower our children to lead the world,” she said in a short video message. asserted
she → build → message
“The largest initiative in America’s education began with one bold idea,” the first lady continued. asserted
lady → begin → idea
“Prepare America’s next generation to lead the world in the most transformative technology of our time: super intelligence. asserted
generation → prepare → time
America’s next groundbreaking idea is already sitting in a classroom.” asserted
idea → sit → classroom
Participating schools will have the chance to earn the “First Lady Seal of SI Readiness” by “completing and submitting evidence of a rigorous set of milestones focused on SI readiness,” according to the news release. uncertain
schools → participate → release
Earlier this month, Trump signed an executive order directing federal agencies to refer to AI as “SI” and “super intelligence” in official documents and communications. asserted
Trump → sign → documents
The order has no legal effect on the private sector. asserted
order → have → sector
The president said that he wants the tech world to rebrand AI in part because Americans are turning against data centers, and he believes the term sounds “fake.” asserted
term → say → centers
But insiders and lobbyists have privately expressed that the name is unlikely to catch on. asserted
name → express → ?
“No one in the industry is about to start calling it super intelligence,” Adam Kovacevich, CEO of the progressive tech industry coalition Chamber of Progress, previously told Politico. asserted
Kovacevich → start → Politico
“It’s like Gulf of America and Lake America. asserted
It → ’ → America
It’s something that only MAGA supplicants use. asserted
supplicants → ’ → that
But Trump can count on his former first buddy Elon Musk, who has pledged to rename one of his companies to SpaceXSI. asserted
who → count → SpaceXSI
Over the weekend, Musk posted on his X account, “No more AI. asserted
Musk → post → AI
It’s better. asserted
It → ’ → ?
When one of his followers asked if he would change the name SpaceXAI to SpaceXSI, he replied, “Yes, we will make that change.” asserted
we → ask → change
Technology in education has become one of the first lady's signature issues, along with advocacy for foster children, and lobbying Congress to pass the “Take It Down Act” making revenge porn a crime. asserted
porn → become → Act
The first lady visited an elementary school in North Carolina last month to see how staff and students are using AI in the classroom. asserted
staff → visit → classroom
She was questioned by reporters about keeping children safe online when it comes to AI. asserted
it → question → AI
“Of course they need to be vigilant as well. asserted
they → need → ?
But this is our future,” she said. asserted
she → say → ?
“And we need to guide them and teach them what is available. asserted
what → need → them
If not, they will stay behind. asserted
they → stay → ?
And we need to be the first, in the United States, to lead.” asserted
we → need → States
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