Trump order renames AI to "Super Intelligence" in federal documents

On September 29, 2026, President Trump signed an executive order directing the executive branch to use "Super Intelligence" and "SI" instead of "artificial intelligence" and "AI" in official correspondence and non-statutory documents. The order defines SI as the same category of systems already covered by 15 U.S.C. § 9401(3), making it a relabel rather than a capability upgrade.

• Order signed September 29, 2026, previewed at the UN a week earlier
• SI is defined as the same systems covered by 15 U.S.C. § 9401(3)
• The order changes only federal terminology and does not bind private industry
• Critics say hallucinations and brittleness do not match the term "superintelligence"