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Trump renames AI "Super Intelligence" for the US government

Federal agencies now have to say SI, not AI. The order changes the name, not what the law counts as AI, at least for now.

The facts

  • Confirmed

    Trump signed an executive order telling federal agencies to write "Super Intelligence" and "SI" instead of "Artificial Intelligence" and "AI" in letters, websites, reports and public messages.

    “the executive branch shall use the terms "Super Intelligence" and "SI" in place of "Artificial Intelligence" and "AI"”
    Inaugurating the Era of Super Intelligence (Executive Order, The White House)
  • Confirmed

    Trump announced a "Super Intelligence Force" to coordinate the federal effort. It is led by intelligence chief Jay Clayton, FTC chair Andrew Ferguson, Under Secretary of War Emil Michael and federal HR chief Scott Kupor, and reports to "the President of the United States (ME!)" and chief of staff Susie Wiles.

    Donald J. Trump on Truth Social, 4 Oct 2026
  • Confirmed

    Four days later Trump posted that the White House considers anyone who says "Artificial Intelligence" instead of "Super Intelligence" to be "THE ENEMY!"

    Donald J. Trump on Truth Social, 8 Oct 2026

Behind the headline

  • Confirmed

    The order defines Super Intelligence as the same technology US law already calls artificial intelligence. Old rules and contracts don't have to change. A White House adviser has 60 days to propose a new legal definition.

    “mean the technologies and systems encompassed by the term "artificial intelligence" as defined in section 9401(3) of title 15, United States Code”
    Inaugurating the Era of Super Intelligence (Executive Order, The White House), Sec. 2-3
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