Trump signs order requiring US government to say Super Intelligence, not AI

President Trump signed an executive order on September 29 requiring federal executive agencies to use “Super Intelligence” (SI) in place of “Artificial Intelligence” and “AI” in official correspondence, websites, reports and policy documents.

The order covers only non-statutory documents: previously issued regulations, presidential actions, contracts and grants stay untouched. In law, SI still means exactly what “artificial intelligence” means under section 9401 of title 15, US Code — the scope has not changed.

The real follow-up is on a 60-day clock: the Assistant to the President for Science and Technology must submit proposed legislative language establishing a federal definition of Super Intelligence, including whether it should modify or supersede the existing statutory AI definition. If Congress follows, the legal definition of AI could be rewritten.

Speaking at the launch of America.gov, Trump called “super” the best word and said artificial is “like the news. Fake news.” The order creates no enforceable rights and is subject to appropriations.