Super Intelligence

The White House has issued a presidential action titled 'Inaugurating the Era of Super Intelligence', signalling a formal US government stance on the arrival of artificial superintelligence. The move is drawing attention for its sweeping framing of AI's future and its implications for US technology and competitiveness policy.

President Trump has reportedly issued an executive order directing the US government to refer to artificial intelligence as 'super intelligence'. The order, covered by The Verge under its policy section, would change official terminology across federal agencies. The move is drawing attention because it frames AI in more dramatic terms than standard government usage.

The White House gathered nearly every major tech CEO — including Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk and Anthropic's Dario Amodei — to sign an AI safety pledge this week. In doing so, the administration reportedly began referring to the technology as 'super intelligence' rather than artificial intelligence. The renaming and the unprecedented lineup of signatories are drawing attention and debate about what the pledge actually commits the companies to.

A Forbes report describes an executive order that would rebrand artificial intelligence as 'super intelligence', a move analysts say could create unexpected legal complications. Renaming the technology in official policy could affect how existing regulations, contracts and research funding refer to AI, raising questions about definitions and enforcement. The unusual wording choice has drawn attention from legal and technology observers.

An executive order reframes artificial intelligence as 'super intelligence' and signals possible changes to federal AI legislation. Legal commentators, including analysts at Wiley Law, are highlighting what the terminology shift could mean for future regulation, federal policy priorities, and how the government frames its approach to advanced AI development.