
California Governor Gavin Newsom responded to President Donald Trump’s executive order renaming AI to "Superintelligence" by issuing his own directive that state agencies continue using the term "Artificial Intelligence." The move highlights a growing partisan spat over terminology for the technology, with Trump’s order being signed in the U.S. and Newsom’s counter‑order announced in California. The dispute reflects broader disagreements about how to label and regulate AI development.