AI News September 30, 2026
Today's AI headlines: America.gov gets really weird when you ask it about Minecraft, but it’s not a glitch, Trump orders US government to call AI ‘Super Intelli
America.gov gets really weird when you ask it about Minecraft, but it’s not a glitch
For the sake of national security, it's a relief to learn that America.gov is not hallucinating to the point that it's penning lengthy poetry.
Trump orders US government to call AI ‘Super Intelligence’
Image: Carolyn Van Houten / The Washington Post via Getty Images
The US executive branch is no longer acknowledging the existence of "artificial intelligence." Going forward, official policy websites, policy documents, and press releases will refer only to "Super Intelligence," thanks to a new executive order signed by President Donald Trump.
"The word super is the best word of all, and it's the simplest," Trump said at an event announcing the launch of America.gov earlier on Tuesday, and said
The internet is convinced Elon Musk’s xAI trolled OpenAI’s ‘Dots’ launch
Before OpenAI launched its new AI agent, Dots, on Tuesday, Elon Musk's xAI had already acquired the domain name "dot.com," which now redirects to the Grok chatbot download page.