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President Trump spoke at the Washington DC AI Summit yesterday on a variety of topics, including, of course, artificial intelligence itself. The president was effusive with praise for AI and AI companies during his speech, but it appears there's one sticking point he simply can't let go: He doesn't like the name.
"Around the globe, everyone is talking about artificial intelligence... artificial, I can't stand it" said Trump, throwing his arms up in apparent frustration.
"I don't even like the name. I don't like anything that's artificial, so could we straighten that out, please? We should change the name. I actually mean that."
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"I don't like the name artificial anything. Because it's not artificial. It's genius. It's pure genius."
The President neglected to come up with any alternatives, but luckily a few already exist. Artificial intelligence can also be referred to as machine learning, neural networks, thinking computers, or alternative-to-humans-that-also-scares-the-crap-out-of-them. Okay, I made the last one up.
But hey, I'm just splitting hairs. Artificial intelligence (or just AI) is a term that's bandied around far too often these days in my opinion, and has found itself attached to products with dubious AI features, like a pillow that rolls your head around when you snore.
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Presumably, Trump won't be a fan of artificial general intelligence either, although the much-mooted eventual arrival of "superintelligence" might be more up his street. He was the first US president to attend the Super Bowl earlier this year and had nothing to say on the name, so I'm presuming he's a fan.
So, what should we call artificial intelligence if the leader of the world's biggest superpower thinks it sticks in the throat? Answers on the back of a postcard, please.
Andy built his first gaming PC at the tender age of 12, when IDE cables were a thing and high resolution wasn't. 26 years later (yes he's getting old), he now spends his days writing about and reviewing graphics cards, CPUs, keyboards, mice, gaming headsets and much, much more. You name it, if it's PC gaming hardware he'll write words about it, with opinions and everything.
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