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AI is now "Super Intelligence" in US federal agencies: what the order requires

ARLing s. r. o. · 30 September 2026

On 29 September 2026 the US President signed an executive order that replaces the term "Artificial Intelligence" ("AI") with "Super Intelligence" ("SI") in the executive branch. The order text says agencies shall use "Super Intelligence" and "SI" in place of "Artificial Intelligence" and "AI" in official correspondence, public communications, websites, reports, policy documents and other non-statutory documents, to the maximum extent permitted by law. If you write or edit texts for a federal department or agency, two practical questions follow: which documents have to change, and how do you find every "AI" in a text without rewriting the titles of laws and older documents that must stay as they are. The White House fact sheet adds that the Assistant to the President for Science and Technology (APST) is to propose a Federal definition of the new terms. This note sticks to what the order text and the fact sheet say, quotes the sections that decide what changes, and marks what neither of them says. It also shows a free checker that makes the change in a pasted text and holds back what a person should decide.

What the order requires

Section 2(a) of the order covers official correspondence, public communications, websites, reports, policy documents and other non-statutory documents within the executive branch, and it applies to the maximum extent permitted by law. Section 3(a) says that "Super Intelligence" and "SI" mean the technologies and systems encompassed by the term "artificial intelligence" as defined in section 9401(3) of title 15, United States Code. So SI means AI the technology, and nothing else.

What it leaves alone

Section 2(b) says: "Nothing in this section requires the alteration of previously issued regulations, Presidential actions, contracts, grants, or other historical documents." The order covers non-statutory documents, so the title of a law that contains "Artificial Intelligence" stays as it was enacted. The fact sheet addresses the order to departments and agencies and does not mention private companies or contractors.

The one deadline

Section 3(b) gives the APST 60 days from the date of the order to submit to the President proposed legislative language that would establish a Federal definition of "Super Intelligence" and "SI". That is the only deadline in the order text; the fact sheet gives none. Until then, the working meaning is the one in Section 3(a).

What stays the same in the European Union

In the EU the legal term is still "AI system": Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 defines it in Article 3 point 1 as a machine-based system that infers from its input how to generate outputs such as predictions, content, recommendations or decisions. A US executive order does not change that definition, so documents written under EU law keep "AI system".

Changing a document without breaking it

A plain find and replace changes too much here: titles of laws, earlier documents, names, quotations, web addresses and other meanings of the letters AI should stay. The free checker below suggests "SI" for "AI" and "Super Intelligence" for "artificial intelligence", holds those cases back for a person to review, and leaves every decision to you. It runs in your browser and the text is not sent anywhere. It does not find lowercase "ai" or "A. I." with a space, and it is not legal advice. Try it on your own memo: AI to SI checker.

Frequently asked questions

Does the order apply to private companies?

The fact sheet addresses the order to departments and agencies of the executive branch and does not mention private companies or contractors.

Is there a deadline?

One: within 60 days of the order, the APST submits proposed legislative language for a Federal definition of "Super Intelligence" and "SI".

Do older documents have to be rewritten?

No. Section 2(b) says nothing in the section requires the alteration of previously issued regulations, Presidential actions, contracts, grants, or other historical documents.

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