North India Statesman
In an unprecedented shift in federal terminology, US President Donald Trump signed an executive order directing all federal departments and executive branch agencies to officially retire the terms “Artificial Intelligence” and “AI,” replacing them with “Super Intelligence” and “SI”. Titled “Inaugurating the Era of Super Intelligence,” the order asserts that the updated nomenclature accurately captures the rapid evolution, computational scale, and transformative capabilities of frontier models. Announcing the move at the White House, Trump declared that the technology is “not artificial” and is “much bigger than the internet,” formally cementing a major rhetorical shift across the United States government.
Sweeping Directives for Federal Agencies and Communications
The executive order applies to the maximum extent permitted by law, mandating extensive updates across executive branch operations:
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Official Communications & Web Portals: Federal agencies must incorporate “Super Intelligence” and “SI” across official correspondence, press releases, administrative policy documents, public websites, and federal reports.
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Statutory Definitions: The order instructs the Assistant to the President for Science and Technology (APST) to formulate a formal federal statutory definition of “Super Intelligence” within 60 days, preparing legislative language for broader US legal codes.
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Diplomatic Channels: The US State Department has been advised to instruct overseas diplomatic missions to adopt “SI” across bilateral discussions and international forums.
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Non-Retroactive Scope: The order does not alter past historical archives, preexisting government procurement contracts, grants, or legacy statutory filings.
Tech Giants Back ‘Super Intelligence’ Accord at White House
The signing ceremony followed a high-level White House luncheon attended by the foremost leaders of the global technology sector. Six prominent industry chief executives signed a companion document titled the White House Accord on Super Intelligence, committing their organizations to enhanced model safety frameworks:
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Signatories: The accord was signed alongside Trump by Elon Musk (Tesla, SpaceX, xAI), Sundar Pichai (Google), Jensen Huang (NVIDIA), Mark Zuckerberg (Meta), Greg Brockman (OpenAI), and Dario Amodei (Anthropic).
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Four Layers of Self-Policing: The participating companies committed to rigorous safety protocols, including internal model controls against cyber and biosecurity threats, dedicated internal auditing teams, independent third-party external evaluators, and independent board-level safety oversight committees.
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Industry Self-Regulation: While rejecting overly restrictive federal legislative red tape, the administration stressed that voluntary corporate accountability combined with rapid technological scaling is essential to maintaining American national security and technological dominance.
‘Age of Abundance’: Industry Leaders React
During the event, tech executives praised the acceleration of frontier compute while framing the transition as economically beneficial. Elon Musk argued that the advent of superintelligence and robotics will inaugurate an “age of abundance,” predicting that productivity breakthroughs will eventually elevate living standards, radically improve universal healthcare access, and transform daily labor.
Federal officials noted that framing the discipline as “Super Intelligence” reflects America’s strategic determination to outpace global competitors in foundational computing infrastructure, domestic semiconductor manufacturing, and cutting-edge frontier research.
