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a9-predict-0.2.0 · 2568eb643d2f99857708d8dbac637fcb53dcbfcb030c13fb35303a4406b5f084Tracked question
Trump renames AI by September 30?
A9 gives this a 18% chance of happening. That's about the same as the betting market (19%). A9 researched this on the web before forecasting.
Jev on its own said 17%
Why A9 thinks this
The evidence, separated.
There is clear public evidence that President Trump has proposed and promoted renaming “artificial intelligence” (public polls/posts and press reporting), and his administration has used executive actions on AI policy previously, which supports plausibility that a formal renaming action could be attempted. However, as of Sept 26, 2026, there is no published executive order, proclamation, or presidential memorandum on whitehouse.gov or in the Federal Register that adopts or directs adoption of a new official name for the technology, and the market’s rules require such a signed document to resolve to “Yes.” The primary unknown is whether the White House will convert rhetoric into a qualifying, signed presidential action and publish it before 11:59 PM ET on Sept 30, 2026. ([techrepublic.com](https://www.techrepublic.com/article/news-trump-ai-super-intelligence-name-change/?utm_source=openai))
For
President Donald Trump has publicly proposed renaming the term “artificial intelligence” and has run/published public polls and posts offering alternatives such as “Superior Intelligence,” “Extreme Intelligence,” and “Supreme Intelligence,” as reported by multiple news outlets. ([techrepublic.com](https://www.techrepublic.com/article/news-trump-ai-super-intelligence-name-change/?utm_source=openai))
News coverage indicates Trump has repeatedly raised the rename idea in recent public appearances and social posts (including during high-profile events), signaling intent and public momentum behind a renaming effort. ([techrepublic.com](https://www.techrepublic.com/article/news-trump-ai-super-intelligence-name-change/?utm_source=openai))
The Trump Administration has used executive orders and other formal presidential actions on AI policy before, showing he uses presidential directives to change federal AI policy (e.g., multiple 2025–2026 EOs addressing AI). ([whitehouse.gov](https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/eo-14365.pdf?utm_source=openai))
Against
As of Sept 26, 2026, no presidential executive order, proclamation, or presidential memorandum adopting a new official name for “artificial intelligence” has been published on whitehouse.gov or in the Federal Register; recent White House presidential actions still use the term “Artificial Intelligence (AI).” ([whitehouse.gov](https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2026/06/promoting-advanced-artificial-intelligence-innovation-and-security/?query-11-page=5&trk=article-ssr-frontend-pulse_little-text-block&utm_source=openai))
The market’s resolution criteria explicitly require a signed executive order, proclamation, or presidential memorandum that adopts or directs adoption of a replacement name — public speeches, interviews, social-media polls, and renaming of offices or programs do not qualify under those criteria.
Drafting, legal review, interagency coordination, and Federal Register/whitehouse.gov publication are normal steps before a formal presidential action; those procedural steps create friction and timing risk for issuing a qualifying order within a short window (four days from today). ([whitehouse.gov](https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/eo-14365.pdf?utm_source=openai))
Unknown
Whether the White House will convert recent public rhetoric (polls/posts/speeches) into a formal, signed presidential action (executive order, proclamation, or presidential memorandum) that explicitly replaces or directs replacement of the federal government’s designation “artificial intelligence” by 11:59 PM ET on Sept 30, 2026; the presence and timing of a final signed document is unknown. ([techrepublic.com](https://www.techrepublic.com/article/news-trump-ai-super-intelligence-name-change/?utm_source=openai))
What would change A9's mind
- Yes flip: The White House publishes on whitehouse.gov (and/or the Federal Register publishes) a signed executive order, proclamation, or presidential memorandum that adopts a new official name for the technology or directs agencies to adopt such a name (text must explicitly replace or supersede “artificial intelligence”).
- Yes flip: A presidential action is signed within the window and the text contains an explicit directive to adopt a new name for the technology itself (not merely a program or office).
- No flip: The White House issues a public statement, legal memo, or agency guidance saying the President will not issue such an order before Sept 30, or agencies publicly confirm they received no directive to rename the technology.
- No flip: Absence of any qualifying signed document published by 11:59 PM ET on Sept 30 (per whitehouse.gov / Federal Register) — public statements or social-media posts remain insufficient under the rules.
Probability history
A9 never rewrites the past.
As of Sep 25, 2026 President Trump publicly declared (in his Sept 22 U.N. remarks) that the technology “hereinafter [be] officially called ‘Super Intelligence,’” and multiple outlets have reported the administration’s public intent to rebrand and form an 'AI Force.' ([whitehouse.gov](https://www.whitehouse.gov/releases/2026/09/president-trump-at-the-united-nations-while-others-have-talked-i-have-acted/)) However, the market’s resolution requires a signed executive order, proclamation, or presidential memorandum that adopts or directs adoption of a new federal name. No such qualifying presidential instrument had been posted to WhiteHouse.gov or the Federal Register (and fact‑check coverage distinguishes statements of intent from legally effective signed directives). ([factually.co](https://factually.co/fact-checks/politics/did-trump-rename-ai-si-b4f720?utm_source=openai)) The biggest uncertainty is whether a qualifying, signed presidential action will be issued and published before the deadline (Sep 30, 2026 11:59 PM ET).
a9-predict-0.3.0 · 64e2d01698464e948715f9f70214df9b291005fbd5c424299cbf46507e29c0f2There is clear public evidence that President Trump has proposed and promoted renaming “artificial intelligence” (public polls/posts and press reporting), and his administration has used executive actions on AI policy previously, which supports plausibility that a formal renaming action could be attempted. However, as of Sept 26, 2026, there is no published executive order, proclamation, or presidential memorandum on whitehouse.gov or in the Federal Register that adopts or directs adoption of a new official name for the technology, and the market’s rules require such a signed document to resolve to “Yes.” The primary unknown is whether the White House will convert rhetoric into a qualifying, signed presidential action and publish it before 11:59 PM ET on Sept 30, 2026. ([techrepublic.com](https://www.techrepublic.com/article/news-trump-ai-super-intelligence-name-change/?utm_source=openai))
a9-predict-0.3.0 · 1c178f3b98261acb5b1e820a4ee37dfaff767937ade57617bcbe374616892e87