ARTICLE · 04 OCTOBER 2026

Executive Order Rebrands AI As “Super Intelligence” And Signals Potential Federal Legislative Changes

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On September 29, 2026, President Trump issued Executive Order (EO) 14434, Inaugurating the Era of Super Intelligence, directing Executive departments and agencies to prospectively use the term “Super Intelligence” (SI) in lieu of “Artificial Intelligence” (AI) across Executive Branch official communications and other non-statutory materials. The EO also initiates a process to review the current statutory definition of AI, propose a new federal definition for SI, and evaluate conforming amendments to existing federal statutes.

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On September 29, 2026, President Trump issued Executive Order (EO) 14434, Inaugurating the Era of Super Intelligence, directing Executive departments and agencies to prospectively use the term “Super Intelligence” (SI) in lieu of “Artificial Intelligence” (AI) across Executive Branch official communications and other non-statutory materials. The EO also initiates a process to review the current statutory definition of AI, propose a new federal definition for SI, and evaluate conforming amendments to existing federal statutes.

While the EO affirmatively states that it does not immediately alter previously issued regulations, Presidential actions, contracts, grants, or other technical documents, it is a statement of Administration policy to use the term SI in place of the term AI in official documents. The EO may have other ramifications if federal terminology begins to diverge from AI references used in existing international industry standards, industry best practices, state laws,

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