Signed September 29, 2026 and published in the Federal Register on October 2 (91 FR 63129), Executive Order 14434, "Inaugurating the Era of Super Intelligence," directs the executive branch to use the terms "Super Intelligence" and "SI" in place of "Artificial Intelligence" and "AI" — in official correspondence, public communications, websites, reports and policy documents. The order says federal terminology should reflect the technology's "transformative capabilities," arguing the term "Super Intelligence" more accurately captures its "promise, potential, and rapidly advancing capabilities." Section 3 tasks the Assistant to the President for Science and Technology with submitting proposed legislative language within 60 days to define the term, tied to the statutory definition at 15 U.S.C. § 9401(3). A companion White House fact sheet cites more than $5 billion announced for the "Genesis Mission" and points to the July 2025 AI Action Plan's 90-plus federal actions.
Our takeOur take: This is a branding order more than a technical one — the United States is not adopting a new safety regime, only new vocabulary. Renaming "AI" to "Super Intelligence" across every federal document is largely symbolic and could complicate coordination with allies and standards bodies that still say "AI." It also risks over-promising: "SI" frames today's systems as closer to general intelligence than they demonstrably are. The item to watch is the mandated statutory definition — whether it quietly drifts from the substantive law it cites.