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DEVELOPING · 24 SEP → 29 SEP 2026 · 6 EDITIONS · 25 OUTLETS

Trump pushes ‘super intelligence’ rebrand while rejecting AI curbs and Bessent appointment

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OUTLETS CARRYING THE STORY, RUN BY RUN

0 12 25 25 Sep 26 Sep 27 Sep 28 Sep 29 Sep 25 Sep 12:28 UTC · U.S. diplomats told to call AI ‘super intelligence’ as Washington and Beijing discuss safeguards 25 Sep 18:25 UTC · Trump administration adopts ‘super intelligence’ label as U.S., China open AI talks 26 Sep 00:13 UTC · Trump rules out Bessent as ‘super intelligence’ czar after AI rebranding 26 Sep 18:10 UTC · Trump promotes “super intelligence” label while rejecting AI limits and joint US-China development 27 Sep 06:12 UTC · Trump promotes ‘super intelligence’ label and rules out Bessent as AI czar 28 Sep 00:08 UTC · Trump Promotes ‘Super Intelligence’ Label, Rejects Bessent as AI Czar 29 Sep 00:12 UTC · Trump pushes ‘super intelligence’ rebrand while rejecting AI curbs and Bessent appointment

HOW OUR HEADLINE CHANGED · 10 HEADLINES

  1. 2026-09-24

    Trump's AI Naming Debate and Concerns Over US-China AI Rivalry

  2. 2026-09-24

    State Department adopts Trump’s preferred term “super intelligence” for AI

  3. 2026-09-24

    State Department tells diplomats to use ‘super intelligence’ instead of AI

  4. 25 Sep, 12:28 UTC

    U.S. diplomats told to call AI ‘super intelligence’ as Washington and Beijing discuss safeguards

  5. 25 Sep, 18:25 UTC

    Trump administration adopts ‘super intelligence’ label as U.S., China open AI talks

  6. 26 Sep, 00:13 UTC

    Trump rules out Bessent as ‘super intelligence’ czar after AI rebranding

  7. 26 Sep, 18:10 UTC

    Trump promotes “super intelligence” label while rejecting AI limits and joint US-China development

  8. 27 Sep, 06:12 UTC

    Trump promotes ‘super intelligence’ label and rules out Bessent as AI czar

  9. 28 Sep, 00:08 UTC

    Trump Promotes ‘Super Intelligence’ Label, Rejects Bessent as AI Czar

  10. 29 Sep, 00:12 UTC

    Trump pushes ‘super intelligence’ rebrand while rejecting AI curbs and Bessent appointment

WHAT HELD, WHAT CAME LATER

From the first reports to the latest

  • Nothing ran from the first third of the coverage to the last.

Entered the story later

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