The executive branch will now refer to AI as ‘Super Intelligence’ according to documents released by the U.S. government. President Donald Trump signed an executive order formalizing the change.
What’s really interesting is that prediction markets were covering it. Although the market is now resolved, you previously could have traded on this event occurring before a certain date.
Kalshi Offers Contract Events on AI Name Change
Before President Trump announced ‘Super Intelligence’ as the new name for AI, Kalshi was one of the few prediction market sites that let you trade on it. Your job was to predict whether this change would occur before a certain date.
Here’s how it worked: Kalshi allowed you to trade on the AI name change occurring before October or November. In late September, the market was trading around 35–55% on ‘Yes’ before October and around 40–65% on ‘Yes’ before November.
The name change took effect on September 29. President Trump made the announcement that day, which requires officials and diplomats to adopt the term ‘Super Intelligence’ in practice. Traders who picked ‘Yes’ before October also made a good chunk of money.
- Name Change: ‘Artificial Intelligence’ to ‘Super Intelligence’
- Government Role: Government officials and agencies will adopt this new term
- Industry Reaction: Most tech companies will continue to use the term ‘AI’
- Public Reaction: The term is inaccurate because AI has yet to develop beyond its normal, everyday capacity; it currently doesn’t offer any kind of meaningful, life-changing application
- Purpose: To reframe AI as a strategic technological resource
Why Did the Government Rename AI?
President Trump made comments about a potential name change in recent weeks leading up to the executive order. His intention is to help accelerate its development by essentially rebranding the ‘Artificial Intelligence’ moniker.
This is part of an effort to reframe public opinion on AI (particularly with how it’s associated with data centers). With public backlash over job losses, environmental risks, and energy use, the rebrand is meant to make AI sound more palatable to everyday people.
How People Are Reacting
But the new AI name change has drawn a few criticisms. The term ‘Super Intelligence’ already has a definition: AI that surpasses human intelligence. Plus, most people will keep using the term ‘AI’ and ignore the executive order, which makes it meaningless.
Critics also claim that a name change doesn’t mean existing AI models are better. If anything, this rebrand could distract from the fact that AI has more limitations than we may realize.
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