This Was Trump’s Big Week to Take Action on AI and All He Did Was Rename It

Photo: President Donald J. Trump greets President Xi Jinping of the People’s Republic of China at Zhongnanhai in Beijing, China, Friday, May 15, 2026. (Official White House Photo by Daniel Torok). Attribution: “P20260515DT-0056” by The White House via Flickr. United States Government Work Article by Matt Novak. Gizmodo – September 25, 2026.

After weeks of national discourse about the threat of AI, President Donald Trump had a unique opportunity to influence AI safety globally in recent days. Trump hosted Chinese leader Xi Jinping and tech oligarchs who are building AI, like Elon Musk and Sam Altman, for a state dinner on Thursday. But rather than sitting them all down and hashing out some important AI safeguards, Trump decided the only thing necessary for AI safety was a president with a high IQ. Also, he insisted on renaming AI for some reason. […]

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