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Executive Order 14434: Inaugurating the Era of Super Intelligence

In forceExecutive orderBinding

Requires executive-branch agencies, to the extent permitted by law, to use 'Super Intelligence' and 'SI' instead of 'Artificial Intelligence' and 'AI' in correspondence, websites, reports and policy documents, defining SI by reference to the existing statutory definition of AI (15 U.S.C. 9401(3)). It asks OSTP to propose legislation within 60 days on whether a statutory 'Super Intelligence' definition should supersede 'artificial intelligence'.

Why it matters

Mostly a terminology change with no new duties for companies, but federal documents, solicitations and agency names (e.g. NIST's CAISI web pages) are already being relabelled, which affects search and contract language.

What it requires

Government use of AI
SourceFederal Register: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/10/02/2026-20321/inaugurating-the-era-of-super-intelligenceSecondary: https://www.nist.gov/caisi Checked against the source on 4 Oct 2026. Does not alter existing regulations, contracts or statutes. California's governor responded on 30 Sep 2026 with an executive order keeping the term 'Artificial Intelligence' in state use.

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Executive Order 14434: Inaugurating the Era of Super Intelligence. The President (Executive Office of the President). Status: In force. wheresthe.ai, https://wheresthe.ai/rule/us-eo-14434-super-intelligence-terminology-2026/ (verified 4 Oct 2026).

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