Executive Order directs federal agencies to use "Super Intelligence" instead of "Artificial Intelligence"
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Summary
Executive Order 14434, dated Sep 29, 2026, sets the policy that the executive branch will use the terms "Super Intelligence" and "SI" in place of "Artificial Intelligence" and "AI" to the maximum extent permitted by law. Agencies are to apply the terms in correspondence, public communications, websites, reports, policy documents and other non-statutory documents. Previously issued regulations, Presidential actions, contracts and grants need not be altered. The terms are defined by reference to the statutory definition in section 9401(3) of title 15, United States Code. Within 60 days, the Assistant to the President for Science and Technology must submit proposed legislative language for a Federal definition of the terms.
Why it matters
The order changes the terminology used across federal agencies and starts a process to propose a statutory definition of "Super Intelligence" that may modify or supersede the existing definition of artificial intelligence. It creates no enforceable rights and is implemented subject to applicable law and appropriations.
- Parties involved
- White House; Office of Science and Technology Policy; Office of Management and Budget
- Document number
- Executive Order 14434
- Primary source
- The White House (whitehouse.gov)
Source retrieved: . Sources are often in other languages; links open the original. - Topics
- Superintelligence (SI) policy · General AI governance · Government use of AI