Inaugurating the Era of Super Intelligence

What it does

• •Directs executive branch departments and agencies to use the terms 'Super Intelligence' and 'SI' instead of 'Artificial Intelligence' and 'AI' in official correspondence, public communications, websites, reports, and policy documents.
• •Defines 'Super Intelligence' and 'SI' as encompassing the same technologies and systems covered by the statutory definition of 'artificial intelligence' in 15 U.S.C. § 9401(3), unless changed by future Presidential action or Congress.
• •Requires the Assistant to the President for Science and Technology to propose, within 60 days, legislative language establishing a federal definition of 'Super Intelligence' and assess whether the definition should modify or expand upon the existing statutory AI definition.

Why it matters

• •The order reflects a policy shift in how the federal government characterizes advanced AI technologies, framing them as capabilities that 'amplify human ingenuity' and represent transformative potential rather than automation of discrete tasks.
• •The 60-day deadline for developing proposed legislation suggests intent to potentially codify the terminology change in statute, which could affect how AI-related laws and regulations are interpreted and applied across federal agencies.

Who is affected

• •Executive branch departments and agencies, which must adopt the new terminology in their official communications and documents.
• •The Assistant to the President for Science and Technology and other agency heads consulted in developing the legislative proposal.

What happens next

The Assistant to the President for Science and Technology must submit proposed legislative language establishing a federal definition of 'Super Intelligence' to the President within 60 days of the order's issuance.