Trump says AI will be called 'super intelligence' in all U.S. documents. Will he sign an executive order making it official by Oct 9?
62% of users predicted YES — the community got this one right. 13 predictions cast.
President Trump signed an executive order directing federal agencies to replace the term "artificial intelligence" with "super intelligence," or "SI," in official government communications. Titled "Inaugurating the Era of Super Intelligence," the order was signed in late September and published in the Federal Register on October 2, 2026, well ahead of the question's October 9 deadline. The directive covers new correspondence, public communications, websites, reports and policy documents, though it does not retroactively alter existing laws, regulations, contracts or historical documents.
Trump had previewed the change during a September 22 address to the United Nations General Assembly, arguing the word "artificial" made the technology sound inauthentic. Around the time of the signing, he hosted technology executives, including Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg, at the White House, where companies reportedly agreed to a voluntary accord involving internal and external reviews of AI systems. The administration also opened a 60-day process to develop an official federal definition of "Super Intelligence," a term that already carries a distinct, narrower meaning in AI research referring to systems surpassing human intelligence.
A majority of forecasters anticipated the order, with 62% predicting "yes," and the signing confirmed their expectation.