On Oct 13, 2026, the Office of the First Lady announced that First Lady Melania Trump launched the 2027 Presidential Super Intelligence (SI) Challenge and established a First Lady Seal of SI Readiness, inviting K-12 students, educators and schools across America to take part. According to the White House, the inaugural Challenge earlier this year engaged more than 20,000 students from all 50 states and U.S. schools around the world. New this year, participating schools can earn the First Lady Seal of SI Readiness by completing and submitting evidence of a set of milestones focused on SI readiness. The Challenge keeps a project-based format, encouraging students to explore super intelligence through projects addressing challenges in their schools, communities and beyond. Sign-ups and details are directed to SI.Gov. Notably, the release uses both 'SI' and 'AI' language for the same seal.
Our takeNote the naming slippage: the headline promises a 'Seal of SI Readiness' but the body calls it a 'Seal of AI Readiness' -- a sign that Washington's rebranding of AI as 'super intelligence' is still settling. Framing a K-12 competition around 'SI' is either forward-looking ambition or pure marketing. The metric that matters is whether schools get real tools and curricula, not just a seal.