White House order replaces AI with Super Intelligence in executive branch

The order directs executive departments and agencies to use “Super Intelligence” and “SI” in official correspondence, public communications, websites, reports, policy documents and other non-statutory executive-branch documents.[2] It also says the executive branch shall use the terms in place of “Artificial Intelligence” and “AI,” and the White House says the older terms should no longer be acknowledged.[1][2] The requirements apply only to the maximum extent permitted by law.[2] For teams preparing federal materials, the central operational change is terminology in covered documents—not a change to the underlying systems described.

The order draws a line between new executive-branch materials and existing records: previously issued regulations, presidential actions, contracts, grants and other historical documents need not be changed.[2] That exception matters for teams handling records, agreements or policy archives, which can distinguish past documents from materials produced under the new direction. The order’s terminology requirements are also limited by law, so agencies must apply them only where legally permitted.[2] The evidence does not indicate that the order changes statutory language or requires private-sector organizations to adopt the new terms.

For purposes of the order, “Super Intelligence” and “SI” initially mean the technologies and systems covered by the existing statutory definition of artificial intelligence.[2] The order also sets a 60-day deadline involving the Assistant to the President for Science and Technology.[2] A proposed definition must assess whether it should modify, expand or supersede the existing statutory definition.[2] The initial scope therefore uses an existing legal definition, while the order calls for consideration of whether a later definition should differ. The evidence does not specify the outcome of that review.

The White House says the rebranding is intended to reflect what it describes as the technology’s advancing frontier and potential benefits for Americans.[1] In broader policy context, the White House says it released an AI Action Plan in July 2025 identifying more than 90 federal actions, and unveiled a National Super Intelligence Policy Framework with legislative recommendations in March 2026.[1] It also says the federal government announced more than $5 billion for the Genesis Mission, focused on applying super intelligence to breakthroughs in science, medicine, energy and manufacturing.[1]