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Trump says he will ban the term artificial intelligence in government documents

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President Trump said Tuesday on Truth Social that he will ban the term artificial intelligence from relevant documents “and everything else,” calling the term inaccurate. He said the change would come “in short order.” The announcement follows his push to rename the technology “super intelligence,” which Just the News reports he sought in a late-September order. Reports differ on scope. The Washington Times describes a ban on federal materials, while The Independent describes a ban on everyone using the phrase. The Hill reports that Trump also criticized The Wall Street Journal for not using the new term.

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What happened

Key points

Each point shows who reports it, from Far Left to Far Right.

  1. Trump said on Truth Social that he will ban the term AI or artificial intelligence from relevant documents, citing its inaccuracy.

    Reported byLeft1Center1Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    The Independent
    Center
    The Hill
    Right
    The Washington Times

  2. Trump has pushed to rename artificial intelligence as super intelligence, and Just the News reports he signed an order to rename it SI in late September.

    Reported byLeft1Far Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Left
    The Independent
    Far Right
    Just the News

  3. Trump said the ban would take effect in short order.

    Reported byCenter1Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Center
    The Hill
    Right
    The Washington Times

  4. Trump criticized the Wall Street Journal for not using the term super intelligence.

    Reported byCenter1Far Right1See the outletsHide the outlets
    Center
    The Hill
    Far Right
    Just the News

What is contested

Where accounts differ

Points the coverage does not agree on, and who says what.

  • Trump’s ban covers everyone using the term artificial intelligence, or only government and relevant documents.

    The Independent describes a ban on everyone using the phrase. The Washington Times describes a ban on federal materials. Trump’s post, quoted by The Hill, refers to all relevant documents and everything else.

How each side tells it

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All three sides report Trump saying he will ban the term artificial intelligence from official documents. The main difference is scope: the left headline says everyone, while center and right describe federal or relevant documents.

  • the left

    1 outlet

    The headline frames the announcement as a ban on everyone using the phrase and places Trump’s push to rename the technology at the center of the story.

    Trump says he is going to ban everyone from using the phrase ‘artificial intelligence’
    The IndependentLeftAll left-leaning headlines

  • the center

    1 outlet

    The headline states plainly that Trump says he will ban the term artificial intelligence, leaving the scope and the reasons to the body of the story.

    Trump says he will ban the term artificial intelligence
    The HillCenterAll center headlines

  • the right

    2 outlets

    Right-side headlines present the ban as a federal directive or Trump’s rename push; Just the News, the Far Right outlet, leads with his complaint about the Wall Street Journal.

    Trump to ban use of terms 'AI,' 'artificial intelligence' in federal materials
    The Washington TimesRightAll right-leaning headlines

The words they chose

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Words that carry a judgement beyond the facts. Tap a highlighted word anywhere on the page to see why.

  • Left1

    promised

  • Center0

    No loaded words in its own voice.

  • Right2

    complainedcomplains

In the outlets’ own words

  • Loaded verb

    complainedMore neutral: said

    The verb adds a tone of grievance to a statement that can be described neutrally.

    President Donald Trump on Tuesday complained that the Wall Street Journal had not embraced his renaming of artificial…

    Used byJust the News (Far Right)

  • Loaded verb

    complainsMore neutral: says

    The verb adds a tone of grievance to a statement that can be described neutrally.

    Trump complains WSJ won't use 'super intelligence' for AI

    Used byJust the News (Far Right)

  • Loaded verb

    promisedMore neutral: said he would

    The verb presents a stated intention as a pledge, which implies a positive commitment.

    President Donald Trump has promised to ban everyone from using the phrase “artificial intelligence” as he continues to…

    Used byThe Independent (Left)

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Side by side

What each side leads with and what it leaves out. Open a side to read its headlines.

From the left

1 outlet

Leads with

  • Scope of the ban on everyone
  • Push to rename to super intelligence
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From the center

1 outlet

Leads with

  • Truth Social announcement
  • Ban on relevant documents
  • Criticism of the Wall Street Journal
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  • The HillCenter

    Trump says he will ban the term artificial intelligence

    President Trump said Tuesday that he was banning the term artificial intelligence “in all relevant documents and everything else.” “In short order, we will be officially BANNING the term, ‘AI/Artificial Intelligence,’ in all relevant documents, and everything else, due to its …

    Read at The Hill (opens in a new tab)

From the right

2 outlets

Leads with

  • Ban on federal materials
  • Federal government prohibition
  • Rename to super intelligence
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The left is Far Left and Left together. The right is Right and Far Right together. Every outlet keeps its own five-point rating.

Who reported it when

How the coverage built up

  • Left

    52 min later

    Its first report, Oct 27, 1:54 PM EDT

  • Center

    1 hr 30 min later

    Its first report, Oct 27, 2:33 PM EDT

  • Right

    First to report

    The Washington Times, Oct 27, 1:03 PM EDT

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  1. The Washington TimesRightOct 27, 1:03 PM EDT
  2. The IndependentLeftOct 27, 1:54 PM EDT
  3. The HillCenterOct 27, 2:33 PM EDT

Times are the ones the outlets published in their own feeds, in Eastern time. Opinion is left out. Just the News gave only a date, so it is not placed.

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