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Trump Orders Agencies to Rename AI as “Super Intelligence”

By Drooid · Oct 2, 2026, 10:21 PM UTC · How we work

Center

Trump mandates Super Intelligence

U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order Tuesday directing federal agencies to call artificial intelligence “super intelligence” (SI).
A Truth Social poll showed 65% support for the “Super Intelligence” label, which Trump cited as justification.
The order requires agencies to use “Super Intelligence” and “SI” in communications while leaving contracts unchanged.
Governor Gavin Newsom issued a California order the next day retaining “artificial intelligence” terminology.

Left

Public AI Anxiety

U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Tuesday directing federal agencies to replace “artificial intelligence” with “Super Intelligence” and “AI” with “SI.”
Critics argue the renaming provides no safeguards and ignores rising public anxiety over AI dangers.
Tech CEOs signed a morally binding White House Accord on Super Intelligence that lacks enforcement.
58% disapproved Trump’s AI handling while Gov. Gavin Newsom kept “artificial intelligence,” citing order’s typo.

Blindspot

The White House accord signed by CEOs of OpenAI, Meta, X, Anthropic, Amazon, Nvidia, Microsoft, Palantir and Google specifies four layers of internal controls and external audits.
Within this story's sources, this detail appears mainly in Center-leaning coverage and receives less attention in Left-leaning coverage.

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Trump mandates Super Intelligence

U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order Tuesday directing federal agencies to call artificial intelligence “super intelligence” (SI).
A Truth Social poll showed 65% support for the “Super Intelligence” label, which Trump cited as justification.
The order requires agencies to use “Super Intelligence” and “SI” in communications while leaving contracts unchanged.
Governor Gavin Newsom issued a California order the next day retaining “artificial intelligence” terminology.

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