Trump Proposes AI Rebrand and New Federal AI Force
President Donald Trump has suggested rebranding artificial intelligence with a new name and announced plans to create a federal AI Force, according to a report by TechCrunch. Writing on social media, Trump posted a poll asking followers to choose between alternative terms such as Superior Intelligence, Extreme Intelligence, or Supreme Intelligence for the technology.
The announcement follows recent public scrutiny directed at the physical infrastructure supporting large language models, including heavy power and land use demands by data centers. Trump asserted that criticism surrounding data centers and AI safety represents an artificial hoax, stating that he intends to protect the domestic AI industry and appoint an AI czar to oversee its expansion. The president did not provide specific operational details regarding the duties of the proposed AI Force or the upcoming federal position.
The political developments coincide with broader industry debates over infrastructure pacing and deployment. Recent discussions among major lab executives and chipmakers have focused on managing frontier model scaling while maintaining massive compute investments, power supply arrangements, and hardware deployments across data center facilities.
Based on reporting by techcrunch.com.
