Trump Orders Federal Agencies To Drop AI For Super Intelligence
An order that rewrites the government's vocabulary before the term itself is defined, and the source ties the naming to a September agreement with Chinese President Xi Jinping on how both countries refer to the technology.
Reporting from 1 source: GIGAZINE.
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on September 30 mandating that federal agencies use "Super Intelligence" and "SI" in place of "Artificial Intelligence" and "AI" in official documents, communications, websites, and policy papers. The order does not apply retroactively and directs the Assistant to the President for Science and Technology to propose a federal definition for the terms within 60 days.
The order covers executive agencies and sets a legal ceiling: the new terminology is required only to the maximum extent permitted by law, and it does not apply to documents already issued. Agencies must use the terms in external communications and websites, and existing usage of the old terms is not permitted.
The stated rationale is that the technology American developers are building has outgrown what the original phrase described. The Assistant to the President for Science and Technology has 60 days to consult with agency heads and submit proposed legislation setting the federal definition of "Super Intelligence" and "SI."
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