Trump orders federal agencies to replace AI with Super intelligence
President Donald Trump ordered federal agencies on September 29 to replace the terms “Artificial Intelligence” and “AI” with “Super Intelligence” and “SI,” declaring on Truth Social that anyone continuing to use the old terminology is considered an “enemy.”
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The Tech TL;DR:
- Federal agencies must adopt “Super Intelligence” (SI) in all official communications per a September 29 executive order.
- Major tech firms like OpenAI and Anthropic continue to use “Artificial Intelligence” in public posts.
- SpaceX’s XAI division plans a rebrand to SpaceXSI, though the company still uses “AI” in recent blog updates.
White House Mandates Shift to Super Intelligence Terminology
The White House directive, formally titled “Inaugurating the Era of Super Intelligence,” mandates that all official communications, websites, reports, and non-statutory documents drop legacy nomenclature. To coordinate this shift across government, the administration established a Super Intelligence Force led by Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton, as reported by Benzinga.
# Example compliance check for automated document pipelines
grep -ri "artificial intelligence" /official-docs/ && echo "Update required: Use Super Intelligence"
Tech Companies Show Little Compliance with Naming Directive
Despite a recent White House luncheon attended by industry leaders including Meta Platforms, Inc. CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Alphabet Inc. CEO Sundar Pichai, and Nvidia Corp. CEO Jensen Huang, major technology companies have shown little compliance. While these executives signed a nonbinding safety accord, firms such as OpenAI and Anthropic continue to utilize established terminology in their latest blog posts and public updates. Space Exploration Technologies Corp. stands as a partial exception, with Elon Musk confirming plans for its XAI division to rebrand as SpaceXSI, although SpaceX still deployed the “AI” initialism in a recent blog post.
Politicians Mock Mandate as .Si Domain Registrations Surge
Political figures quickly weighed in on the administration’s mandate across social media platforms. Former Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene shared the president’s post on X with the two-word response: “Artificial Intelligence.” Representative Thomas Massie also posted on X, joking that “Artificial Intelligence is a term historically reserved for politicians.” Meanwhile, the debate coincided with a surge in internet domain registrations for Slovenian web addresses ending in “.si.” Registry SI spokesperson Klara Herman stated that 44,000 “.si” websites were registered in September, marking a 2,199% increase from August, according to BBC reporting cited by Benzinga.
Artificial Intelligence is a term historically reserved for politicians.
Rep. Thomas Massie