Follow-Up: U.S. Pushes Global Partners to Rename SI 'Super Intelligence' in IMF Statement
WASHINGTON — The United States is negotiating with other International Monetary Fund shareholders to use the term "super intelligence" instead of "artificial intelligence" in a statement being drafted by the IMF's steering committee, the International Monetary and Financial Committee, Treasury Undersecretary for International Affairs Erin Browne told Reuters in an interview on Thursday, October 15.
The push follows President Donald Trump's directive last month that U.S. government agencies use "super intelligence" when referring to the technology; the White House's super-intelligence SI task force held its first meeting earlier Thursday. Browne said the United States, which holds the rotating presidency of the Group of 20, wanted the change to take hold internationally as well.
Browne declined to comment on whether Washington would refuse to sign off on the statement unless the switch was made, saying negotiations were still in the middle. A source familiar with the matter told Reuters that U.S. officials had suggested during meetings that they would insist on the new language, raising eyebrows among some IMFC members. If Washington withholds support for a consensus statement, IMFC chair Saudi Finance Minister Mohammed Al-Jadaan could still issue a chair's statement, and one possibility would be to skip any mention of SI or SI and focus on "new technology" instead.
The IMFC will hold a news conference on Saturday, led by Al-Jadaan and IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva, to release any agreed statement. Browne described the technology as a driving force behind American and global growth.
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