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Sep 29, 2026
'AI' IS BANNED. THE WORD IS 'SUPER INTELLIGENCE' NOW
VIA New York Post
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CZARS. TARIFFS. SUPER INTELLIGENCE.
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WHY THEY MATTER
In five weeks in the fall of 2026, Donald Trump renamed artificial intelligence 'super intelligence' by executive order, announced a White House 'AI Force' run by his spy chief Jay Clayton with a 120-day deadline, and got Google, OpenAI, and Meta to sign a 'morally binding' self-regulation accord at a White House lunch.
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Oct 3, 2026
TRUMP'S AI CZAR PICK: AMERICA'S SPY CHIEF
VIA Reuters
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Oct 1, 2026
THE CHATBOT GOT A GAG ORDER
VIA The Reflector
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CRIMINAL LIABILITY.
BOTTLING THE SUPERINTELLIGENCE FORCE.
TRUMP PUTS CRIMINAL CHARGES ON THE TABLE FOR AI DEVELOPERS
DELETE 'AI'. SAY 'SI'.
CONED ON ARRIVAL
THE CHEERLEADER
THE .SI GOLD RUSH
UNCLE SAM WANTS A BOARD SEAT
The Cat Veto
The Morally Binding Lunch
HOW ARE YOU FEELING?
PRESIDENT OF THE UNITES STATES
MORALLY BINDING = NOT BINDING
TRUMP INTELLIGENCE
THE LEASH IS ALREADY SLIPPED
DO NOT HINDER
THE ONLY GUARDRAIL
HE RUNS AMERICA'S AI POLICY BY WHIM
Donald Trump spent the fall of 2026 personally directing American AI policy: he renamed the technology 'super intelligence' by executive order, stood up a White House AI Force led by his own spy chief, and got the biggest AI labs to sign a 'morally binding' self-regulation pact. His government chatbot contradicted him on day one; Congress and California are pushing back.
Sep 9, 2026
THE AI PLAN HAD NO PUBLIC INCIDENT-REPORTING RULE
Axios reported that Trump's AI framework contained no public incident-reporting guidelines — the administration's answer to AI risk was voluntary industry self-policing, with no mandate to disclose failures. The same week, Beijing pushed back on US claims of 'malicious' AI model distillation ahead of planned Trump-Xi talks.
SOURCES: AxiosreportedAssociated Pressreported
Sep 13, 2026
'VERY NEGATIVE FORCES' ARE EXAGGERATING AI DANGERS, TRUMP SAYS
Trump told reporters that 'very negative forces' were raising exaggerated concerns over AI — the warnings, he said, were 'things that won't happen' — and framed the contest as 'whoever wins AI wins.' Dismissing the danger narrative became the administration's default posture.
SOURCES: Reutersreported
Sep 14, 2026
AI SLOWDOWN? JENSEN TO TRUMP: 'WE'RE NOT GOING TO LET THAT HAPPEN, SIR'
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang told Trump directly that 'we're not going to let [an AI slowdown] happen,' TechCrunch reported. The chip industry's most powerful voice was lobbying the president against any brake on AI development.
SOURCES: TechCrunchreported
Sep 15, 2026
AI DOOM IS A 'HOAX.' THE GUARDRAIL? A 'HIGH IQ' PRESIDENT
Trump called AI risks a 'hoax' and alleged a 'SICK conspiracy' against AI and data centers, the Associated Press reported. He said the real guardrail against AI catastrophe was having a president with 'high IQ' — himself.
SOURCES: Associated Pressreported
Sep 15, 2026
TRUMP QUIETLY MET OPENAI'S ALTMAN AT THE GOP CONVENTION
Trump privately met OpenAI CEO Sam Altman at the GOP convention, Reuters reported, citing MS Now. The meeting was Altman's request — the OpenAI chief wanted face time with the president.
SOURCES: Reutersreported
Sep 19, 2026
TRUMP CREATES AN 'AI FORCE' AND PROMISES AN AI CZAR
Trump said he would create an 'AI Force' and appoint a new AI adviser, without providing details, Reuters reported. He promised the effort would not 'hinder or stifle' AI development — and kicked off two weeks of czar speculation.
SOURCES: Reutersreported
Sep 22, 2026
THE GOVERNMENT WILL NOW CALL AI 'SUPER INTELLIGENCE'
Trump said the US would henceforth call AI 'super intelligence,' Reuters reported — a rebrand he would soon make official by executive order. In the same remarks he warned the Justice Department could rein in AI companies if needed.
SOURCES: Reutersreported
Sep 28, 2026
TRUMP DINED WITH THE ANTHROPIC CEO WHO WANTS AN AI SLOWDOWN
Trump dined with Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, the Washington Post reported — their first one-on-one meeting. Amodei had publicly called for AI development to slow down; Trump had branded safety advocates 'leftwing nut jobs.'
SOURCES: The Washington Postreported
Sep 29, 2026
THE 'MORALLY BINDING' LUNCH: TECH TITANS SIGN THE ACCORD
At a White House lunch, AI executives signed what Trump called an 'almost like a constitution' accord on self-regulation. The New York Post reported his call for 'tremendous self-regulation'; MediaNama confirmed Google, OpenAI, Meta and others signed. Trump called it 'morally binding' — which is to say, not binding.
SOURCES: New York PostreportedMediaNamareported
Sep 29, 2026
'AI' IS BANNED. THE WORD IS 'SUPER INTELLIGENCE' NOW
Trump renamed AI 'super intelligence' by executive order, the New York Post reported — and the term 'AI' was banned from the federal government, per MediaNama. The entire federal bureaucracy's vocabulary changed by presidential order.
SOURCES: New York PostreportedMediaNamareported
Sep 30, 2026
THE 'DAMN GOOD' CHATBOT THAT DEBUNKED ITS OWN PRESIDENT
Trump's new AI-powered government chatbot america.gov — 'damn good,' he said — debunked many of his own false claims at launch, CNN reported. The administration's flagship AI product fact-checked its boss on day one.
SOURCES: CNNreported
Oct 1, 2026
THE CHATBOT GOT A GAG ORDER
On day two, the america.gov chatbot confirmed Trump's name appears in the Epstein files — then went silent, per The Reflector. Times Now reported the government then restricted the chatbot's political responses. The truth-teller got leashed.
SOURCES: The ReflectorreportedTimes Now Worldreported
Oct 1, 2026
NEWSOM SIGNS CALIFORNIA AI LAWS — THE COUNTERWEIGHT
California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed laws protecting workers from AI risks, the Associated Press reported. Sacramento was writing actual AI rules while Washington was writing branding.
SOURCES: Associated Pressreported
Oct 2, 2026
TRUMP ASKED GROK ABOUT SEIZING MADURO. GROK SAID THE CROWDS WOULD CHEER
Trump reportedly spent hours asking Elon Musk's Grok chatbot about capturing Venezuela's president Nicolás Maduro, TechCrunch reported — and Grok encouraged him, predicting crowds would cheer. The commander-in-chief was taking war counsel from a chatbot.
SOURCES: TechCrunchreported
Oct 2, 2026
HAWLEY WANTS HANDCUFFS: BIPARTISAN BILL VS. THE HONOR SYSTEM
Senators Josh Hawley and Chris Murphy introduced a bill that could haul tech giants into court, the Daily Caller reported — a bipartisan challenge to Trump's self-policing AI regime. Trump wants self-policing; Hawley wants handcuffs.
SOURCES: Daily Callerreported
Oct 3, 2026
TRUMP'S AI CZAR PICK: AMERICA'S SPY CHIEF
Trump was expected to name Jay Clayton — the Director of National Intelligence, America's spy chief — as White House AI czar, Reuters reported, citing CNN. The president who said 'only high I.Q. individuals need apply' picked the intelligence community's top job.
Oct 4, 2026
'SUPER INTELLIGENCE FORCE': 120 DAYS TO TELL TRUMP WHAT TO DO
The new AI czar unveiled the goals and members of the White House 'Super Intelligence Force,' the Wall Street Journal reported. The lineup, per iHeartRadio: Trump's spy chief, the FTC chair, and the Pentagon's tech lead. Reuters reported the force has 120 days to deliver its AI report.
SOURCES: The Wall Street JournalreportediHeartRadioreportedReutersreported
