CNBC Daily Open: Nothing artificial about 'Super Intelligence'
President Donald Trump seeks to rebrand AI ahead of his meeting with China's Xi Jinping, while rejecting a "globalist scheme" to regulate the technology.
TL;DR
- President Trump proposed renaming AI to 'Super Intelligence,' arguing that 'artificial' implies the technology is fake.
- Trump's push for AI development comes as global peers consider safety rules, and ahead of his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
- CEOs of OpenAI, Anthropic, and Hugging Face are set to discuss AI safety and regulation at the United Nations.
- Trump has referred to calls for slowing AI development as a 'hoax' and 'scam.'
- Technology stocks rallied, with the Nasdaq reaching new highs.
- Crude prices fell following a 'very good meeting' between U.S. officials and an Iranian delegation.
- Anthropic and OpenAI announced cheaper AI models, facing competition from open-weight alternatives.
- OpenAI released GPT-6 Sol and GPT-6 Luna with reduced API prices.
- Anthropic unveiled its Claude Opus 5.5 model.