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Trump Escalates Push to Rename AI as Super Intelligence as Federal Sites Still Say AI

October 8, 2026 at 14:08 EDT

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President Donald Trump escalated his campaign to rename artificial intelligence as “Super Intelligence,” saying on Thursday that people who keep using the established AI label were aligned against the White House’s preferred terminology. The clash is immediate: public federal pages still use “AI” and “artificial intelligence” even after an executive order told agencies to switch Thursday statement.

Oct. 8, 2026 · U.S. AI policy

AI becomes a naming fight

Trump is pressing agencies to say "Super Intelligence" instead of "Artificial Intelligence," even as federal pages and technical usage still rely on AI.

days to propose a federal SI definition

$2.4B

industry tools and compute credits

Genesis Mission industry partners

297

projects in the first-year portfolio

Public pace check

64%

Too fast

27%

About right

Too slow

The dominant public signal is caution, not faster adoption.

Policy aim

Standardize federal messaging and connect the rename to faster science, compute and industry coordination.

Friction point

The order still relies on the existing AI statute, while public federal pages and technical language continue to use AI.

Implementation path

Executive order→Agency memos→Web and filings→Legal definition

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