The Verge · AI· Adi Robertson·· 2026-10-09
Trump’s attempt to rename AI is looking awfully artificial
Trump’s attempt to rename AI is looking awfully artificial
AI summary
President Donald Trump has a knack for turning words against his enemies. His first successful presidential run was built on monikers like "Little Marco" and "Crooked Hillary"; he changed "fake news" from a phrase describing scammy media outlets to a derogatory term for the press at large.
Selection record
Threshold 76Media and individualsFirst 38Second 38
Not admittedSum of both 76 < twice the threshold 152
- Source tier
- Media and individuals; this tier's threshold is 76
- Pre-filter
- passed：讨论AI更名与行业政策，实质AI相关
- Same event
A model scores each item twice, independently, against one written standard, out of 100. An item is admitted only when the two scores add up to twice the threshold. The threshold is set per source tier.
Source: The Verge · AI · theverge.com