Inaugurating the Era of Super Intelligence

This is an executive order issued September 29, 2026 that formally rebrands federal usage of “Artificial Intelligence” and “AI” as “Super Intelligence” and “SI,” arguing that contemporary systems exceed earlier notions of AI by amplifying human ingenuity and enabling transformative advances across science, medicine, and other fields. It directs executive departments and agencies, to the maximum extent permitted by law, to replace AI terminology with “Super Intelligence” and “SI” in official correspondence, public communications, websites, reports, policy documents, and other non‑statutory materials, while explicitly not requiring alteration of previously issued regulations, contracts, grants, or historical documents. The order anchors its working definition to the term “artificial intelligence” as defined in 15 U.S.C. §9401(3), pending a formal statutory definition.

The order tasks the Assistant to the President for Science and Technology, within 60 days, to propose legislative language establishing a federal definition of “Super Intelligence” and to assess whether and how that definition should modify existing statutory references to artificial intelligence, including suggested conforming amendments and further executive actions needed to implement the change. It reiterates that implementation must be consistent with existing law and appropriations, does not create enforceable legal rights, does not impair agency authorities or OMB functions, and assigns publication costs to the Office of Science and Technology Policy.