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Trump proposes renaming artificial intelligence

Former president launches poll on social media for supporters to choose a new name for AI.

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Trump proposes renaming artificial intelligence

What this story says

  • Donald Trump proposed renaming artificial intelligence, calling the current term inaccurate and ineloquent.
  • He launched a poll on his social media account, offering 'Superior Intelligence,' 'Extreme Intelligence,' and 'Supreme Intelligence' as alternative names.
  • Trump stated that many people believe the term 'artificial intelligence' is not a fitting description for the technology.
  • The story was not covered by any centre-rated outlets.

Who covered it

Left 14%(2)Centre 7%(1)Right 79%(11)

Percentages are shares of the 14 outlets carrying a published leaning rating. 17 of the 31 outlets we know ran this story carry no rating and are not counted in them. Coverage measured .

Trust

42/100

Craft

57/100

Hype

41/100

31 sources · methodology

Thin on the left so far

Only 2 of the 14 outlets with a published leaning rating that ran this story are rated left.

This story is still being watched, so it is a count and not yet a finding. Coverage keeps arriving for hours after an event, and a side that has published nothing this morning may publish by tonight. If it is still true when we stop checking, we will say so plainly.

Donald Trump has proposed renaming artificial intelligence (AI). He stated that many people consider the term 'artificial intelligence' to be inaccurate and ineloquent. Trump launched a poll on his social media account, Truth Social, asking supporters to vote on alternative names for the technology.

Proposed names for AI

Trump suggested 'Superior Intelligence,' 'Extreme Intelligence,' and 'Supreme Intelligence' as potential replacements for 'artificial intelligence.' The poll appeared on his social media platform, where users could vote for their preferred option.

What the coverage left out

None of the centre-rated reports covered this story. The digests from the right-rated outlets did not include specific details about the number of votes cast in the poll or user reactions shared on social media platforms like X, which were mentioned in the full report from The News.

Still developing. We have re-checked which outlets are covering this 5 times, most recently on 19 Sept 2026, 19:00, and will add the sides that appear.

How each side covered it

Our own reading of the reporting listed below, written from the outlets’ articles rather than quoted from them. The reasoning is set out on our methodology page.

Left

2 rated outlets

  • The left-rated reports focused on Donald Trump's proposal to rename artificial intelligence and his suggestion of three alternative names: 'Superior Intelligence,' 'Extreme Intelligence,' and 'Supreme Intelligence.' One report noted that Trump launched a poll on his social media to rename AI, stating his belief that the current term is 'inaccurate' and 'very ineloquent.'

Centre

1 rated outlet

We have not written our reading of the centre coverage of this story. The centre-rated outlets that ran it are listed below.

Right

11 rated outlets

  • Right-rated reports highlighted Donald Trump's poll to rename artificial intelligence. These reports stated that Trump proposed 'Superior Intelligence,' 'Extreme Intelligence,' and 'Supreme Intelligence' as alternative names. They also noted his assertion that the term 'artificial intelligence' is inaccurate and ineloquent. Some reports mentioned that the poll was launched on his social media account.

Questions about this coverage

How did the left and right cover Trump proposes renaming artificial intelligence?
Of the 14 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 14% are rated left, 7% are rated centre, 79% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 31. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.
Is Trump proposes renaming artificial intelligence left or right?
The story itself is neither. What can be counted is who has covered it, and 79% of the 14 rated outlets on it are rated right — so far this is a story carried mostly by the right. Coverage is still arriving and that can change, which is why the figure is dated rather than fixed.
Is the coverage of Trump proposes renaming artificial intelligence biased?
Trump proposes renaming artificial intelligence is one event reported by 31 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.
Which side is not reporting Trump proposes renaming artificial intelligence?
When we first saw this story, outlets rated left had barely covered it. Coverage accretes for hours after an event, so that is where to look rather than a verdict — the split above is the current count, and it is the one to read.
Which outlets covered Trump proposes renaming artificial intelligence?
31 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.
What did Donald Trump propose regarding artificial intelligence?
Donald Trump proposed renaming artificial intelligence, stating that the current term is inaccurate and ineloquent. He launched a poll on his social media platform, Truth Social, to gather public opinion on alternative names.
What alternative names did Donald Trump suggest for AI?
Donald Trump suggested three alternative names for artificial intelligence: 'Superior Intelligence,' 'Extreme Intelligence,' and 'Supreme Intelligence.' These were offered as options in a poll he initiated on his social media account.
Which political leaning of outlets covered this story?
The story was covered by left-rated and right-rated outlets. Notably, no centre-rated outlets reported on Donald Trump's proposal to rename artificial intelligence.

Read it at the source

31 outlets, grouped by the leaning a published rating gives them. Every headline links to the original; an underlined outlet name opens our profile of that publisher.

Left

2

Centre

1

Right

11
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Not rated

17
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How did this read?

About the coverage, not about the story. We do not ask whether you agree with what happened — we have no honest use for that answer.

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