Superintelligence is here. And a massive scam, but that doesn't matter.
A circulating text claims an executive order changed "AI" to "superintelligence" across US federal agencies. Here are the key points.
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According to a text circulating online, Trump would have ordered US federal agencies to stop using "artificial intelligence" and adopt only "superintelligence", with regulatory preemption as the backdrop. No federal agency has confirmed the change.
## The name change
A circulating text attributes to **Donald Trump** an executive order that would force federal agencies in the **United States** to abandon the terms "artificial intelligence" and "AI". Only "superintelligence".
According to that version, the rebranding responds to no technical breakthrough: it would be the cover for something bigger.
## Regulatory preemption
The real purpose, the text claims, is regulatory preemption. If federal law overrides state law, the state laws that punish AI abuses would become unenforceable.
Lawsuits would drag on endlessly and the harm would end up in a judicial limbo.
## The EU does regulate
On the other side of the Atlantic, Regulation (**EU**) **2024/1689**, in force since **1 August 2024**, does establish obligations by risk level for AI systems.
## A scam with good PR
The operation sells a super-safe image while the product stays the same. And note: no federal agency has confirmed the terminology change.
## The name change
A circulating text attributes to **Donald Trump** an executive order that would force federal agencies in the **United States** to abandon the terms "artificial intelligence" and "AI". Only "superintelligence".
According to that version, the rebranding responds to no technical breakthrough: it would be the cover for something bigger.
## Regulatory preemption
The real purpose, the text claims, is regulatory preemption. If federal law overrides state law, the state laws that punish AI abuses would become unenforceable.
Lawsuits would drag on endlessly and the harm would end up in a judicial limbo.
## The EU does regulate
On the other side of the Atlantic, Regulation (**EU**) **2024/1689**, in force since **1 August 2024**, does establish obligations by risk level for AI systems.
## A scam with good PR
The operation sells a super-safe image while the product stays the same. And note: no federal agency has confirmed the terminology change.
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