US Treasury Pushes Global Partners to Rename AI as ‘Super Intelligence’

Source: US News & World Report

“The United States wants ⁠its ⁠global partners to rename artificial ⁠intelligence as ‘super intelligence,’ convinced that the new moniker better reflects the emerging ​technology, a top US Treasury official told Reuters in an interview on Thursday. Treasury Undersecretary for International Affairs ‌Erin Browne said Washington was in ‌negotiations with other shareholders of the International Monetary Fund about using the new term in ⁠a statement ⁠being drafted by the fund’s steering committee, the International Monetary and Financial ​Committee. US President Donald Trump last month directed US government agencies to use the words ‘super intelligence’ instead of ‘artificial intelligence’ when referring to the technology. Browne said the United States, which holds the rotating presidency of the Group ​of 20 major economies, wanted the change to take hold internationally as well.” [editor’s note: Based on this nonsense, I have to believe that “Treasury Undersecretary for International Affairs” is a vestigial position with no plausible case for retention – TLK] (10/15/260

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