US president Donald Trump directed government agencies to use 'super intelligence' instead of 'artificial intelligence' when referring to the technology. (EPA Images pic)BANGKOK: The US wants its global partners to rename artificial intelligence (AI) as "super intelligence (SI)," convinced that the new moniker better reflects the emerging technology, a top US Treasury official told Reuters in an interview on Thursday.

Treasury undersecretary for international affairs Erin Browne said Washington was in negotiations with other shareholders of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) about using the new term in a statement being drafted by the fund's steering committee, the International Monetary and Financial Committee (IMFC).