https://www.scmp.com/rss/526320/feed Xie Ming is an associate professor at the School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. A pioneer in robotics and AI, he co-launched the International Journal of Humanoid Robotics in 2004, co-founded the Robotics Society of Singapore in 2010 and has published several foundational books on machine intelligence. en https://assets-v2.i-scmp.com/production/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Xie Ming Xie Ming With US President Donald Trump recently pushing the use of “superintelligence” (SI) instead of artificial intelligence (AI) in national discourse, the acronym has gained unprecedented attention. It is the right acronym but the wrong meaning. In my opinion, SI should stand for “self-intelligence”. It probably explains why academics, critics and even major AI companies are calling for a temporary pause in AI development. They must have realised the technology’s current trajectory is headed down... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/world-opinion/article/3372415/si-future-ai-just-not-way-trump-thinks https://www.scmp.com/opinion/world-opinion/article/3372415/si-future-ai-just-not-way-trump-thinks Sat, 31 Oct 2026 12:30:06 +0000