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PublishedOctober 9, 2026 at 2:25 PM
Trump’s attempt to rename AI is looking awfully artificial

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President Donald Trump has a knack for turning words against his enemies. His first successful presidential run was built on monikers like "Little Marco" and "Crooked Hillary"; he changed "fake news" from a phrase describing scammy media outlets to a derogatory term for the press at large. Over the
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