# Trump Backs Superintelligence and Pledges to Work With Many States By Simon Yoon Canonical URL: https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/51399 Published: 2026-11-08T06:11:11.000Z Updated: 2026-11-08T06:11:11.000Z Section: Technology > He portrayed states that pursue ownership as potential sources of major wealth and criticized leaders who reject it. President Donald Trump said Nov. 6 that he supports superintelligence and will work with many U.S. states seeking to build wealth by owning the technology. Trump compared states pursuing ownership to gold mines and criticized leaders who reject the wealth he said the technology could bring. The statement follows a separate [White House initiative exceeding $6 billion for scientific AI research](), announced in October. Superintelligence is among the initiative’s targets, alongside other research priorities. ## Links in this article - [White House initiative exceeding $6 billion for scientific AI research](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/technology/28772)