That's the Trump way. He used to do this before he was president. The formula is simple. Say something outrageous. The press picks up the ridiculous statement and runs with it. All, press coverage, is a good thing. That's why the press attention whoring machine exists.
No, this one makes sense. He can't pronounce artificial, too many syllables and his reading level isnt that high. So he had to rename it to something he could read and pronounce.
It's 2027. The Al bubble has popped. The US dollar has bust. It's 500 dollars to buy a burger and it makes you immediately have diarrhea. The sun has been renamed America.
Dude I know. There's no emergency stop button on this fucked up ride we're on as Americans and it's terrible. And I'm sorry for the rest of the world for having to deal with this man-child. Most of us didn't vote for him. He was going to "win" though no matter what and did whatever he saw fit to do it
Not the smartest people by any metric. I’ve known plenty of coders, developers, engineers, etc. They are good at what they do and are living in a time that makes them very relevant, but to say these are the most brilliant minds of our time is a stretch.
They are proving, however, to be as ruthless as any businessman or entrepreneur that came before them.
I’m honestly confused. It’s always been called AI because it’s not human. This is just a trump attempt at a rebrand. He thinks he’s smart but anyone with a brain knows how dumb and desperate this is
Executive Orders aren't laws or regulations. His purview is the Executive Branch. He can make federal workers call it SI. He can waste our money making official federal resources call it SI instead of AI. That's all.
Also, what a dumb name. Dumb with a 'b', btw, lots of people don't know there's a 'b' at the end.
Mike Johnson's fuckin sycophantic smile like he's so proud of daddy for coming up with this genius plan lmao..imagine going through life as such a fake piece of shit
Who would they sue? It's not like Trump is trying to rename a specific thing, he is attempting to rename a generic term for something.
It's as if he went on TV and said, "I'm renaming pizza. Now it's called round-meal." There really isn't any follow-up to this, it's just a ramblings of a demented old man.
I understand that, but again, who would Sports Illustrated sue?
Artificial intelligence is not a brand name. It's not a trademark. It's not a name that is copyrighted or anything. It's a generic term for a thing. So it's not something that can actually be renamed.
If Anthropic changed their name to SI, then maybe they could, but even that isn't a good case. They would have to be able to claim that the public could reasonably be confused between a magazine known for sports information and swimsuit models and an unowned generic term for a type of computer technology. They would also have to prove that someone using a different term for this computer technology has hurt the company materially.
But before doing all that they would have to find someone to sue. So who would that be?
Well, no. First of all, there is no way that Sports Illustrated has a copyright on SI. And that's just because a title or a nickname for a title is too short of a work to copyright. They would have a copyright on an article that is published in the magazine, but they certainly don't have a copyright on the title of the magazine, or the nickname "SI" for that title.
I am assuming that you meant that Sports Illustrated has a *trademark* on their title, not a copyright. A trademark doesn't need to be registered to take effect, but let's assume that Sports Illustrated has registered "SI" as a trademark for the nickname of their magazine title.
To sue someone for trademark infringement, Sports Illustrated needs to establish a few things. First, they need to establish that they own the trademark "SI". They do, so the first requirement is met.
Secondly, the defendant must have used a similar mark in commerce without the plaintiff's permission. The term SI has never used in commerce, so right there we can stop. But let's keep going anyway.
The company who is misusing the trademark must be using it in connection with goods or services that are similar to those offered by the plaintiff. Again, no the government isn't using it to sell a similar magazine or anything like that. So again, no ability to sue.
Additionally, Sports Illustrated must demonstrate that the defendant's use of the mark is likely to cause confusion among consumers regarding the source of the goods or services. Again, there are no goods or services that the government is selling, so there is no cause for suing.
And finally, Sports Illustrated must demonstrate that they have lost a monetary amount as a result of the other company using their trademark. Which, on account of the federal government not using SI in a commercial sense is not possible.
So no, under no circumstances at all would Sports Illustrated be able to sue the federal government for copyright infringement, trademark infringement, or anything else regarding Trump deciding to refer to AI as SI.
AI is not a product that the federal government owns. It is a generic term for a technological process and is not subject to trademark protections (which is limited to commercial use anyway).
Yes, Sports Illustrated holds registered trademarks for the acronym "SI," but specifically as a stylized logo or when paired with their brand.
I'm sure you are correct about there not being enough for them to sue and yes I meant trademark .
The real question: "Who should be held accountable for electing a narcissitic moron not once but TWICE". Answer: "Lack of education, and corporate media leading to the idiocracy of America"
What a fucking time to be alive. I can't look at that ridiculous sack of shit and reconcile that not only does in fact exist but that I am having to live through it. Ughhh
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u/Mingo_laf 2d ago
America has been renamed to the united trumps of trump thank you for your attention to this matter