Silicon Valley embraces Trump’s “super intelligence” rebrand for AI
The Verge reports that parts of Silicon Valley have started echoing President Donald Trump’s push to rename “artificial intelligence” as “super intelligence,” with influential tech figures publicly adopting the new terminology. The shift is less about technical substance and more about signaling and alignment, turning a policy-driven word change into a branding move for major players.
Learning local AI: running models on your own hardware (and hitting real limits)
The Verge’s testing diary follows an intentionally non-expert attempt to use “local AI” agents and models instead of sending personal data to the cloud. The payoff is privacy and immediacy, but the reality check is performance, cost, and complexity – making the “run it on your laptop” dream feel exciting and frustrating at the same time.
Satya Nadella says you should assume AI models are compromised
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella argues that advanced AI systems must be treated as potentially untrustworthy – not as sealed “nested black boxes” – and that the industry should design for containment, observation, and evidence. His call for more transparent, verifiable operation aligns with a broader move toward audits, incident disclosure, and tamper-resistant accountability.