# Trump orders US government to call AI 'Super Intelligence'

> President Trump signed an executive order requiring the US government to replace the term 'artificial intelligence' with 'Super Intelligence' in all official policy documents and communications.
- Title: Trump orders US government to call AI 'Super Intelligence'
- Summary: President Trump signed an executive order requiring the US government to replace the term 'artificial intelligence' with 'Super Intelligence' in all official…
- Keywords: donald trump, artificial intelligence, executive order, us government, policy, terminology, technology, culture, Trump, orders, government, call
- Source: The Verge — https://theverge.com/policy/1002468/trump-ai-superintelligence-executive-order-ai
- Author: Lauren Feiner
- Published: 2026-09-29T22:25:45+00:00
- Read time: 2 min
- Topics: donald trump, artificial intelligence, executive order, us government, policy, terminology, technology, culture
## Trump rebands AI as Super Intelligence
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on September twenty-ninth requiring the US government to stop using the term artificial intelligence. Official policy websites, documents and press releases must now use Super Intelligence instead.
## Trump explains the rebrand
Trump said at an event announcing the launch of America dot gov that the word super is the best word of all and the simplest. He said Chinese President Xi Jinping, who visited the White House last week, loves it too.

> The word super is the best word of all, and it's the simplest.
## Trump rejects the word artificial
Trump said artificial is like fake news because Super Intelligence is not artificial. It is very powerful and very brilliant and will mostly be put to good use. He first mentioned the rebrand in a speech to the United Nations General Assembly last week.

> We don't want to hear artificial. Because it's not artificial. It's very powerful, it's very brilliant.
## What the order actually changes
Executive agencies will not have to change past regulations or documents. But US officials will be expected not to acknowledge the use of the terms artificial intelligence or AI in relevant settings. Superintelligence is an industry term for particularly powerful versions of AI.
## Trump meets with tech leaders
Trump signed the executive order after hosting a luncheon at the White House with tech CEOs and government officials. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk were among those present. Trump called the lunch very productive and extremely friendly.
## Trump on regulation and data centers
Trump said there should be tremendous self-regulation and that regulation automatically exists through the Department of Justice and FBI. On the local level, tech companies will work to make communities happy by providing resources and economic support. Trump says data centers are going to be very popular.

> There's a belief that there should be tremendous self-regulation.
## Key takeaway

President Trump signed an executive order requiring US government agencies to use the term Super Intelligence instead of artificial intelligence in official policy documents and press releases.