Trump order swaps federal AI wording for Super Intelligence on official channels
President Donald Trump signed an executive order directing the US executive branch to replace artificial intelligence with Super Intelligence or SI on official policy websites, documents, and press releases, per reporting from The Verge and Bloomberg as aggregated by Techmeme. The Verge says federal channels will refer only to Super Intelligence and quotes Trump praising the word super as the best and simplest. Bloomberg describes the shift as fixing a branding problem rather than altering technical standards, funding, or regulation. Builders should treat this as a messaging and framing change: the packet does not document new capability bars or procurement rules. Excerpts also lack agency rollout schedules, enforcement detail, or revisions to prior AI guidance, so operational impact stays uncertain until implementing memos or measurable website updates appear.
Trump order swaps federal AI wording for Super Intelligence on official channels
The US executive branch is no longer acknowledging the existence of "artificial intelligence." Going forward, official policy websites, policy documents, and press releases will refer only to "Super Intelligence," thanks to a new executive order signed by President Donald Trump.
Key takeaway
A signed executive order rebrands federal official language from artificial intelligence to Super Intelligence; treat it as terminology and positioning, not new technical capability or regulation.
What happened
According to The Verge, President Donald Trump signed an executive order under which the US executive branch will stop acknowledging artificial intelligence in official materials and will refer only to Super Intelligence on policy websites, policy documents, and press releases.
Techmeme cites Michael Shepard at Bloomberg reporting that agencies must refer to AI as Super Intelligence or SI in all official communications, while Bloomberg excerpts frame Trump's view that artificial intelligence has a branding problem he aims to fix by renaming it super intelligence.
Evidence
Trump signed an executive order requiring federal official materials to use Super Intelligence instead of artificial intelligence.
The Verge AI · attributed
Going forward, official policy websites, policy documents, and press releases will refer only to "Super Intelligence," thanks to a new executive order signed by President Donald Trump.
Agencies must use Super Intelligence or SI in official communications per Bloomberg reporting.
Techmeme · attributed
President Trump signs an executive order requiring federal government agencies to refer to AI as "Super Intelligence" or "SI" in all official communications
Bloomberg reports Trump sees artificial intelligence as a branding problem addressed by renaming.
Bloomberg Technology · attributed
President Donald Trump sees artificial intelligence as suffering from a branding problem, and he intends to fix it with an attempt to officially rename the technology “super intelligence.”
Trump quoted on preferring the word super in The Verge excerpt.
The Verge AI · attributed
"The word super is the best word of all, and it's the simplest," Trump
Why it matters
Federal framing can shift how agencies and contractors describe AI programs in public copy and proposals even when engineering requirements and model choices stay the same.
Limits and uncertainties
The Verge and Bloomberg material in the packet are excerpts and do not establish funding, procurement, research, or regulatory changes tied to the order.
CNBC items on renaming and polling are headline-only in the packet and do not substantiate poll claims or implementation timing.
The packet does not define what Super Intelligence encompasses or how agencies will enforce the terminology change.
Practical implications
Teams updating federal-facing documentation, press language, or grant narratives should watch for mandated Super Intelligence or SI wording in new releases.
Do not infer new technical compliance thresholds from the order alone; the packet ties the move to branding language rather than capability standards.
What to watch
Federal policy sites and press releases adopting Super Intelligence or SI consistently versus retaining artificial intelligence in legacy pages.
Agency implementation guidance or OMB-style memos clarifying scope beyond naming, if any appear in later reporting.
