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Trump Orders U.S. Agencies to Rebrand AI as "Super Intelligence"

September 29, 2026 at 23:47 EDT

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President Donald Trump has moved to formalize a government-wide rebranding of artificial intelligence, directing federal agencies to use "Super Intelligence" and "SI" in official communications after first announcing the shift at the United Nations. The order turns a rhetorical push into a federal terminology change, even as AI executives and governments are debating how tightly the technology should be overseen.

Sept. 29, 2026 · U.S. AI policy

AI becomes “Super Intelligence”

Trump moved from U.N. language to a reported executive order directing federal agencies to use “Super Intelligence” and “SI,” while the technical community already uses superintelligence for a more specific capability frontier.

Sept. 22

U.N. speech introduced the formal label

Sept. 29

Executive order reported after White House meetings

Nov. 2026

Next U.S.-China SI exchange is due

Four voluntary self-policing steps

4 steps

The White House accord centered on internal controls, outside auditing, board-level review and related company processes, keeping oversight voluntary rather than mandatory.

Policy argument

The administration frames the terminology as matching a transformative technology and supporting rapid U.S. development.

Technical objection

Researchers already use superintelligence for AI that surpasses human abilities, making the new federal label potentially confusing.

The naming fight is now diplomatic

Federal language

Agencies are being steered toward “Super Intelligence” and “SI.”

Global debate

AI executives are simultaneously pressing governments to set safeguards.

U.S.-China track

A bilateral SI dialogue is set to continue by November 2026.

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