Trump tells the UN that US documents will say 'super intelligence' and that the Justice Department will watch AI

Key points

• Trump said all United States documents will use "super" rather than "artificial", telling the assembly "welcome to the new world of super intelligence, SI".The HillPBS News
• He said the administration would watch the sector "closely through the Department of Justice" and would not stifle a technology bigger than the Industrial Revolution.Reuters
• No executive order or memorandum has followed: the White House presidential actions list ended on September 18, and no Federal Register document uses the phrase.The White HouseFederal Register
• Federal law still defines "artificial intelligence" at 15 U.S.C. 9401(3), and a change in usage does not amend that definition.Office of the Law Revision Counsel, U.S. House of Representatives
• Reuters reported that Trump has recently called alarm about AI a "hoax", and he told the assembly he rejects global control of it.ReutersPBS News

Sources9 articles across 9 outlets

• CNBC

  • CNBC Transcript: U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent Speaks with CNBC’s “Squawk Box” TodaySept. 21, 2026

• Federal Register

  • Search results for "super intelligence"Sept. 22, 2026

• Office of the Law Revision Counsel, U.S. House of Representatives

  • 15 U.S.C. 9401. DefinitionsSept. 22, 2026

• PBS News

  • Fact-checking Trump's speech to the 2026 United Nations General AssemblySept. 22, 2026

• Reuters

  • Trump says US Justice Department could rein in AI companies if neededSept. 22, 2026

• The Hill

  • Trump says AI will be renamed 'super intelligence' in all US documentsSept. 22, 2026

• The New York State Senate

  • New York General Business Law section 1420, DefinitionsApr. 3, 2026

• The White House

  • Presidential ActionsSept. 22, 2026

• UN Web TV

  • United States - General Debate, 81st SessionSept. 22, 2026

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