Agencies renamed their websites, not their paperwork
Official documents, counted daily
| Who | Says SI | Change | Since Sept 1 | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
White House Presidential documents: orders, proclamations, memos | 100% 3 SI / 0 AI documents, since the order | +100 pts vs. before the order | Too few to call | |
Federal agencies Rules, proposed rules and notices from every agency | 0% 0 SI / 14 AI documents, since the order | no change vs. before the order | Still says AI |
Who switched, and who didn't
Websites, posts and statements
- SI.gov (formerly AI.gov)Switchedai.gov now redirects to si.gov, titled 'America's Super Intelligence Initiatives', as of Oct. 13. SI.gov, Oct 13
- NASASwitchedIts AI page redirects to 'Super Intelligence' and says NASA is working to update communications per EO 14434. NASA, Oct 13
- Department of Homeland SecuritySwitchedIts AI page says references to Artificial Intelligence 'have been replaced with Super Intelligence (SI) where appropriate'. DHS, Oct 13
- CISASwitchedIts AI page redirects to a 'Super Intelligence' topic page and its guidance list uses 'SI' labels. CISA, Oct 13
- Department of EnergySwitchedIts /ai page redirects to a 'Super Intelligence' topic page and a lead headline says 'Advance Super Intelligence for Science'. Department of Energy, Oct 13
- Environmental Protection AgencySwitchedIts /ai page redirects to an 'SI Compliance Plan' page about 'Super Intelligence Compliance Plan & Strategy'. EPA, Oct 13
- President TrumpSwitchedSigned EO 14434 and posted that anyone using 'Artificial Intelligence' is 'THE ENEMY!'. Politico, Oct 8
- White House website (whitehouse.gov)PartlyHomepage navigation still reads 'Lead the World in AI' and 'AI.Gov' as of Oct. 13, while new fact sheets use 'SI'. The White House, Oct 13
In the Federal Register since the order
- Federal Trade CommissionStill says AI1 doc. Latest: Rule on Impersonation of Government and Businesses (Oct 1)Its chair, Andrew Ferguson, helps lead the Super Intelligence Force.
- Securities and Exchange CommissionStill says AI3 docs. Latest: Investment Adviser Performance-Based Compensation Modernization (Oct 6)
- Commerce DepartmentStill says AI2 docs. Latest: Public Meeting of the National Sea Grant Advisory Board (Oct 8)
- International Trade CommissionStill says AI
- Health and Human Services DepartmentStill says AI
- Agriculture DepartmentStill says AI1 doc. Latest: Project-Level Predecisional Administrative Review Process (Oct 13)
- Commodity Futures Trading CommissionStill says AI1 doc. Latest: Regulation Crypto Asset Transactions and Regulation Crypto Asset Markets (Oct 13)
- Federal Communications CommissionStill says AI1 doc. Latest: Renewal of the Consumer Protection and Accessibility Advisory Committee (Sep 30)
- Transportation DepartmentStill says AI
- Federal Reserve SystemStill says AI1 doc. Latest: Implementing the Federal Reserve Board's Responsibilities Under the GENIUS Act (Sep 29)Independent central bank. The order may not reach it.
- Labor DepartmentStill says AI1 doc. Latest: Proposed Revision of Information Collection; National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1979 (Sep 29)
The rename, day by day
- Oct 13, 2026White House promotes a Presidential SI Challenge for students
The Washington Times reports the White House is pushing super intelligence into classrooms with a new student challenge; si.gov lists a Presidential SI Challenge and SI Education. The Washington Times
- Oct 13, 2026SpaceX agrees to testify before NYC Council on Oct. 16
After missing the Oct. 5 hearing, SpaceXAI agreed to testify before the Council's Technology Committee on Friday, Oct. 16. amNY
- Oct 11, 2026CNN: Trump refuses questions that use the old term
CNN's analysis reports cabinet secretaries and aides adopted the new term immediately and Trump has refused to answer questions that use 'artificial intelligence'. CNN
- Oct 10, 2026Nadella publishes essay on models as insider risks in the super intelligence era
The Microsoft CEO's post, titled 'Models as Insider Risks in the Super Intelligence Era', uses the term for today's frontier systems. sn scratchpad (Satya Nadella)
- Oct 10, 2026SpaceXAI's X account becomes @SpaceXSI; Tesla AI account becomes @TeslaSI
The renamed accounts show 'SpaceX Super Intelligence'; the company has not said whether its website or legal name will change. TeslaNorth
- Oct 9, 2026Salesforce renames AIForce to SIForce
Marc Benioff wrote on X 'The era of Super Intelligence is here. AIForce is officially SIForce.' The change covers the agent platform, not the company name. The Next Web
- Oct 8, 2026Trump declares users of 'artificial intelligence' the enemy
Trump posted that the White House considers anyone who uses the term 'Artificial Intelligence' instead of 'Super Intelligence' 'THE ENEMY!'. The order itself imposes no penalties on private speakers. Politico
- Oct 8, 2026Massie and Greene mock Trump's post
Rep. Thomas Massie joked on X about the term 'Artificial Intelligence', and former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene reshared Trump's post with the caption 'Artificial Intelligence'. Benzinga via Yahoo News
- Oct 8, 2026White House reskins AI.gov as SI.gov
Axios reported AI.gov was updated to read 'SI.gov' while the URL stayed ai.gov and si.gov returned an error; by Oct. 13 ai.gov redirected to si.gov. Axios
- Oct 8, 2026Nvidia announces $1 billion science commitment in SI terms
Nvidia's release says the money builds US capacity for 'super intelligence research and development', and Huang says it puts 'advanced Super Intelligence' in scientists' hands. NVIDIA Newsroom
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- Oct 8, 2026White House science fact sheet uses SI throughout
At the Science: A New Golden Age summit, OSTP Director Michael Kratsios spoke of a golden age 'powered by super intelligence', and the fact sheet refers to an 'SI-driven scientific revolution'. The White House
- Oct 8, 2026AP-NORC: 64% say AI is developing too fast
An AP-NORC poll of 2,140 adults fielded Sept. 24 to 28 found 64% say AI development is too fast, and 8 in 10 want government to keep it under human control. Fortune
- Oct 7, 2026PolitiFact finds little change in how AI companies describe themselves
Its review of OpenAI, Google DeepMind and Anthropic newsrooms found little to no change in public-facing wording, though Musk and Huang had embraced the new term. PolitiFact
- Oct 7, 2026Bezos says he likes SI
In a Fox News interview Jeff Bezos said 'I do like SI, because artificial is not a very flattering thing', while noting it will be a long road for people used to AI. Fox News
- Oct 6, 2026Warren and Blumenthal press White House on industry influence over AI framework
In a letter to Bessent, Cairncross and Wiles, the senators said the administration appears to be accommodating Big Tech CEOs rather than addressing safety and security risks. Semafor
- Oct 5, 2026NYC Council holds AI hearing; SpaceXAI does not appear
At the Committee of the Whole hearing, Speaker Menin said SpaceXAI was in violation of its subpoena and that the Council would seek court enforcement. amNY
- Oct 5, 2026Altman says OpenAI has no plans to become OpenSI
Altman told Politico's Decoded podcast super intelligence is a better term than AI but 'still sort of understates the magnitude' of what is happening, and expects people to keep saying AI. CNN
- Oct 4, 2026Trump announces the Super Intelligence Force
Trump named DNI Jay Clayton to lead it, with FTC Chair Andrew Ferguson, Pentagon CTO Emil Michael and OPM Director Scott Kupor also leading; it reports to Trump and chief of staff Susie Wiles and coordinates with consumers, public interest groups, religious groups, infrastructure providers and AI companies. CBS News
- Oct 4, 2026Musk says SpaceXAI will become SpaceXSI
Musk posted 'No more AI', then 'SI', then 'SpaceX is a super intelligence company', and replied 'Yes, we will make that change' to a question about renaming SpaceXAI. Forbes
- Oct 2, 2026Executive order published in the Federal Register
EO 14434 appeared in the Federal Register on Oct. 2 (91 FR 63129), alongside the companion order on America.gov. Federal Register
- Oct 2, 2026Axios: Trump expected to name DNI Clayton as AI czar
Axios reported Trump was expected to tap Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton as AI czar two days before the Super Intelligence Force was announced. Axios
- Oct 1, 2026OpenAI's Lehane calls the superintelligence question subjective
Asked on CNN whether the technology has reached superintelligence, OpenAI's Chris Lehane said it was 'subjective'. PolitiFact dates the interview Oct. 2; CNN's page is dated Oct. 1. PolitiFact
- Oct 1, 2026YouGov: 53% prefer AI, 9% prefer super intelligence
A YouGov poll reported by Axios found 53% of Americans prefer 'artificial intelligence' as the term, against 9% for 'super intelligence'. Yahoo News (citing Axios)
- Sep 30, 2026Newsom orders California agencies to keep saying artificial intelligence
Newsom signed an executive order requiring state agencies to keep using 'Artificial Intelligence' and 'AI' notwithstanding the federal terminology, calling the rebrand a distraction from inaction on safety risks. Forbes
- Sep 30, 2026DeSantis mocks super intelligence factories
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis posted 'Superintelligence factories = surveillance centers' in response to Huang's phrase. Benzinga via Yahoo News
- Sep 29, 2026Cruz blocks Senate AI safety board bill
Sen. Ted Cruz objected to a unanimous-consent request to pass the Artificial Intelligence Risk Management and Security Act of 2026, led by Sen. Mark Warner, which would create an AI Safety Board at Commerce. Implicator.ai
- Sep 29, 2026Quinnipiac poll: voters favor safety over the AI race
Quinnipiac's analyst said nearly eight in ten voters favor safety over racing to dominate AI development, and about 73% oppose AI data centers in their communities. The National
- Sep 29, 2026Trump signs Executive Order 14434, Inaugurating the Era of Super Intelligence
Agencies must use 'Super Intelligence' and 'SI' instead of 'Artificial Intelligence' and 'AI' in new non-statutory documents, to the maximum extent permitted by law. It has no penalties or separate effective date, and gives the science adviser 60 days (about Nov. 28) to propose a legal definition. The White House
- Sep 29, 2026Six AI companies sign the White House Accord on Super Intelligence
After a White House lunch, Pichai, Musk, Amodei, Zuckerberg, Brockman and Huang signed a voluntary pledge for internal controls, an internal team, an external auditor and a board committee; Trump called it 'morally binding'. CNBC
- Sep 29, 2026Huang calls data centers super intelligence factories
On a panel with Musk at the America.gov launch, Nvidia's Jensen Huang said what is being built now are 'really super intelligence factories'. Benzinga via Yahoo News
- Sep 28, 2026NYC Council subpoenas SpaceXAI ahead of AI safety hearing
Speaker Julie Menin subpoenaed Elon Musk's SpaceXAI after it did not respond; Anthropic, OpenAI, Google and Meta agreed to testify under oath at an Oct. 5 hearing. New York City Council
- Sep 26, 2026China says it respects the US wording on super intelligence
A Foreign Ministry spokesperson said Beijing 'respects the US side's wording'; China has not said it will change its own usage. Dawn
- Sep 25, 2026Trump says Xi likes the new name; US and China set up an AI incident channel
Trump wrote that Xi Jinping seemed to like the rename after their talks, and the White House announced a bilateral communication channel for AI incidents. Dawn
- Sep 24, 2026House version filed as H.R. 10538
Rep. Greg Casar's Ban Artificial Superintelligence Act of 2026 was received in the House on Sept. 24 as H.R. 10538, with nine cosponsors listed. Quiver Quantitative
- Sep 23, 2026State Department bureau orders diplomats to say SI
An email titled 'Change in Nomenclature AI to SI' told staff in the Bureau of International Organization Affairs to change all references from artificial intelligence to super intelligence, the AP reported. AP News
- Sep 23, 2026OpenAI and Google DeepMind staff back the superintelligence ban bill
Employees at OpenAI and Google DeepMind signed a statement supporting the Sanders-Casar bill, as first reported by the AP. Fox Business
- Sep 23, 2026Sanders unveils Ban Artificial Superintelligence Act in the Senate
The bill would pause advanced AI development until a new cabinet-level Department of Artificial Intelligence issues safety rules and would ban systems that exceed human cognition across most domains. Roll Call noted it was still unnumbered. Roll Call
- Sep 22, 2026Trump announces AI will be called super intelligence at the UN
In his UN General Assembly speech Trump said 'artificial' makes the technology sound fake, said US documents would switch to the new term, and said the US rejects any 'globalist scheme' to control AI. Scientific American
- Sep 22, 2026World leaders press for AI safeguards as Trump pushes the new name
UN Secretary-General Guterres urged more AI oversight and more than 20 mostly European countries called for binding safety measures; China and the US did not endorse them. Euronews
- Sep 21, 2026New York sets RAISE Act timeline for frontier AI developers
Gov. Kathy Hochul announced that large frontier developers must register with a new state office starting in November, with compliance required from January 2027. Pillsbury via JD Supra
- Sep 19, 2026Trump polls followers on a new name for AI
Trump posted polls on Truth Social and X asking users to pick an alternative to 'artificial intelligence', calling the name 'inaccurate and very ineloquent'. PolitiFact
- Sep 18, 2026Newsom orders review of AI oversight and a possible kill switch
California Gov. Gavin Newsom directed experts to produce a guide within two months on strengthening state AI safety law, including independent safety plans and an emergency shutoff for frontier models. California Governor's Office
- Sep 9, 2026Poll finds 68% back a superintelligence ban and AI pause
A Data for Progress survey of more than 1,300 likely voters found 68% support and 25% opposition for the Sanders-Casar proposal, including 63% of Republicans. Common Dreams
- Sep 3, 2026Sanders and Casar announce bill to ban superintelligence
Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Greg Casar announced the Ban Artificial Superintelligence Act, which would permanently ban superintelligent AI and temporarily pause advanced AI development until a federal regulator sets safety rules. Sen. Bernie Sanders (press release)