Executive Order Mandates New Term Federal agencies must replace the terms “Artificial Intelligence” and “AI” with “Super Intelligence” and “SI” across all executive branch operations, according to an executive order issued under President Trump.
The directive arrives as part of a strategy by the president, who signed an executive order formally directing the federal government to make the terminology shift across all executive branch operations.
According to the executive order details, President Trump stated on Truth Social that anyone who used “Artificial Intelligence,” instead of “Super Intelligence,” will be considered “the enemy.”
The president’s answer to the AI dilemma involves eliminating the word “artificial,” driven by a recognition that the standard terminology distracts his followers from focusing on him and his Truth Social posts, and that most Americans see AI as “bad for society” while opposing the enormous data centers polluting and displacing their communities.
The administrative renaming fits into a broader pattern of presidential renaming efforts. The president has a history of focusing on renaming various entities, such as the Trump-Kennedy Center, The Trump Institute of Peace, and Trump-class Warships.
Analysts and observers note this approach mirrors other political strategies, akin to calling authentic, well-researched news coverage “fake news,” or renaming entities and events like the Department of Defense to the Department of War, The Gulf of Mexico to The Gulf of America, or Veterans Day to Victory Day.
Merriam-Webster defines artificial intelligence as “the capability of computer systems or algorithms to imitate intelligent human behavior,” noting that the key word is imitation because AI is human-made but lacks consciousness or a conscience, making “artificial” the correct descriptor.
Consequently, the replacement of “artificial” with “super” serves as a political maneuver rather than an accurate technological substitute.
