Trump promotes ‘super intelligence’ label and rules out Bessent as AI czar
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President Donald Trump is promoting “super intelligence,” or “SI,” as a new name for artificial intelligence while rejecting closer US-China cooperation on the technology and ruling out Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to oversee the administration’s efforts.
Trump said in a Truth Social post on Friday that Bessent would not become the “Super Intelligence (SI) Czar” because the Treasury secretary “doesn’t want to.” The statement followed speculation that Bessent was being considered for the role. Other potential candidates were not confirmed.
The president had announced Tuesday that his administration would use “super intelligence” in official communications. After meeting Chinese President Xi Jinping, Trump said Xi “seemed to like” the term. China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Saturday that Beijing “respects” Washington’s change in phrasing, according to Al Jazeera.
Trump also said the United States would not “put on brakes” for AI development, dismissing warnings about the technology and arguing that restrictions could impede US progress. He said he would prefer not to integrate US and Chinese AI efforts because he believes the United States is ahead.
The White House said Friday that the two countries had agreed to establish a bilateral communication channel for AI incidents. Trump said AI was not discussed extensively during his summit with Xi, and Beijing had not immediately commented on the White House announcement.
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