White House Mandates Shift from 'AI' to 'Super Intelligence'
A new executive order directs federal agencies to drop the term artificial intelligence in favor of Super Intelligence across all official communications.
By Ivy Nakamura · September 29, 2026 · 1 min read
Published by Hollywood Tomorrow
Federal agencies are overhauling how they describe advanced computational systems following a direct order from the Oval Office. President Donald Trump has signed a directive instructing the executive branch to retire the phrase "artificial intelligence" and refer exclusively to "Super Intelligence," according to a report by The Verge.
Under the terms of the new executive order, the linguistic switch applies across the board. Public-facing federal websites, formal policy documentation, and government press releases will no longer use the industry-standard acronym or term.
"The word super is the best word of all, and it's the simplest," Trump stated regarding the rationale behind the semantic mandate, as reported by The Verge.
## Shifting Federal Terminology
For entertainment and media companies actively lobbying in Washington, the sudden rebrand adds an unusual layer of complexity to ongoing regulatory discussions. Studios, guilds, and technology vendors engaged in discussions over generative algorithms, training dataset transparency, and labor safeguards must now interface with federal frameworks operating under a bespoke label.
Hollywood Tomorrow notes that while the mandate reshapes the public relations posture of federal agencies, it does not alter the fundamental legal battles surrounding synthetic media, copyright disputes, and digital likeness protections that continue to preoccupy the creative community.
It remains to be seen whether independent regulatory bodies or legislative committees will adopt the White House's preferred vernacular, but executive departments are expected to implement the terminology update across all active filings immediately.
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