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Donald Trump Renames AI to Super Intelligence: Is SI the New AI?
Donald Trump Renames AI to Super Intelligence: Is SI the New AI?
Braveheart Web Design Reported President Donald Trump has signed an executive order directing the U.S. executive branch to use “Super Intelligence” and “SI” in place of “Artificial Intelligence” and “AI”, renaming the technology and introducing one of the most significant terminology changes since Artificial Intelligence became a mainstream global technology term.
The executive order, titled “Inaugurating The Era Of Super Intelligence,” was signed on September 29, 2026 and directs executive departments and agencies, to the maximum extent permitted by law, to adopt Super Intelligence (SI) in official correspondence, public communications, websites, reports, policy documents and other non-statutory documents.
So what exactly has changed, what does Super Intelligence mean, and could SI eventually become as recognisable as AI?
Donald Trump Renames Artificial Intelligence to Super Intelligence
Donald Trump Renames Artificial Intelligence to Super Intelligence
The terminology change is not simply something President Trump suggested during a speech.
It is contained in an official White House executive order.
The order states that it is the policy of the administration that the executive branch should use Super Intelligence and SI instead of Artificial Intelligence and AI, to the maximum extent permitted by law.
The White House argues that today's frontier technologies have developed far beyond what was envisioned when the term Artificial Intelligence was first introduced and that Super Intelligence better represents their expanding capabilities.
President Trump also explained his reasoning publicly, arguing that the word “artificial” does not appropriately describe technology he considers increasingly powerful.
Whether the wider technology industry ultimately adopts the terminology remains a separate question.
What Does the Executive Order Actually Change?
What Does the Executive Order Actually Change?
The executive order primarily changes terminology within the U.S. executive branch.
It directs federal executive departments and agencies to use:
Super Intelligence instead of Artificial Intelligence
and
SI instead of AI
in applicable official communications, websites, reports, policy documents and other non-statutory material.
However, the order does not simply rewrite every existing American law, contract or historical document containing the words Artificial Intelligence.
It specifically says previously issued regulations, presidential actions, contracts, grants and historical documents do not have to be altered.
That distinction matters.
The executive order establishes a new terminology policy for the executive branch. It does not automatically force private companies, researchers, universities, developers or people outside the federal government to stop using the terms AI and Artificial Intelligence.
What Is Super Intelligence?
What Is Super Intelligence?
This is where the terminology becomes particularly interesting.
Under Trump's executive order, Super Intelligence and SI initially refer to technologies already encompassed by the existing statutory definition of Artificial Intelligence.
The order also requires the Assistant to the President for Science and Technology, working with relevant agencies, to submit proposed legislative language within 60 days for a federal definition of Super Intelligence and SI. That work is to consider whether the definition should modify, expand or supersede the existing statutory definition of Artificial Intelligence.
This means the administration's use of Super Intelligence should not automatically be interpreted as a declaration that Artificial Superintelligence has technically been achieved.
Super Intelligence vs Artificial Superintelligence
Super Intelligence vs Artificial Superintelligence
This distinction is extremely important.
Within established AI terminology, Artificial Super intelligence (ASI) has traditionally referred to a hypothetical form of intelligence capable of exceeding human intellectual abilities across an extremely broad range of cognitive tasks.
IBM.com, for example, describes artificial super intelligence as a hypothetical AI system with intellectual capabilities beyond human intelligence and notes that ASI remains theoretical.
The traditional progression is generally described as:
ANI → AGI → ASI
ANI: Artificial Narrow Intelligence
Systems designed to perform particular categories of tasks.
AGI: Artificial General Intelligence
A proposed form of AI capable of broad human-level or comparable general intellectual abilities.
ASI: Artificial Superintelligence
A theoretical stage at which machine intelligence would surpass human intelligence across a broad range of intellectual capabilities.
IBM and Google Cloud both describe AGI and ASI as theoretical rather than technologies that have already been achieved.
Trump's SI terminology therefore creates a new governmental use of words that already have an established technical meaning within AI research.
That distinction is likely to remain important whenever Super Intelligence is discussed.
Is SI About to Become the New AI?
Is SI About to Become the New AI?
That is now one of the most interesting questions.
For decades, AI has become one of the world's most recognisable technology abbreviations.
Artificial Intelligence is embedded throughout business, investment, software, research, education and popular culture.
Replacing such deeply established terminology outside government would be a much bigger process than changing terminology within federal agencies.
Nevertheless, terminology can matter.
If U.S. government departments increasingly publish documents, websites, initiatives and policies referring to Super Intelligence and SI, those terms will inevitably become more visible.
Whether technology companies, researchers, investors and the general public follow that terminology remains to be seen.
AI, AGI, ASI and Now SI
AI, AGI, ASI and Now SI
The technology industry already has a rapidly expanding vocabulary:
AI — Artificial Intelligence
LLM — Large Language Model
AGI — Artificial General Intelligence
ASI — Artificial Superintelligence
SI — Super Intelligence under the new U.S. federal terminology
That creates an unusual situation.
SI may now develop two related but potentially different meanings depending on context.
In U.S. federal communications under the executive order, SI is being used as a replacement term for AI.
Within established AI discussions, superintelligence has generally described a much more advanced hypothetical level of machine intelligence.
Understanding which definition is being used will therefore be important.
Why the Words “Super Intelligence” Suddenly Matter
Why the Words “Super Intelligence” Suddenly Matter
Whatever happens to the terminology long term, the executive order has immediately elevated Super Intelligence from predominantly futuristic and technical discussions into official U.S. government language.
That has implications beyond government documentation.
Technology terminology influences:
search behaviour
company naming
product branding
domain names
software categories
investment narratives
media coverage
research terminology
digital identity
The abbreviation AI became extraordinarily valuable partly because an entire global technology industry formed around those two letters.
If SI gains broader recognition through repeated use of Super Intelligence, businesses and investors may begin examining the commercial and branding potential surrounding the terminology.
That does not mean SI will replace AI globally.
It does mean that SI has suddenly become a technology abbreviation worth watching.
Super Intelligence and Digital Real Estate
Super Intelligence and Digital Real Estate
Major technological changes frequently create new demand for digital identities.
The rise of Artificial Intelligence dramatically increased interest in domains containing terms such as:
AI
LLM
Agent
Agents
Agentic
Inference
Robotics
Automation
AGI
ASI
The emergence of Super Intelligence and SI introduces another terminology layer.
For domain investors, entrepreneurs and technology companies, the important question is not simply what terminology is popular today.
It is what terminology businesses may want to own tomorrow.
Premium digital assets associated with Super Intelligence, SI, AI + SI, AGI and ASI could therefore attract increasing attention if these terms become more widely adopted.
Domain Investors Moves Into Super Intelligence Digital Real Estate
Domain Investors Moves Into Super Intelligence Digital Real Estate
At Domain Investors, we have been building a portfolio around terminology that we believe could define important areas of emerging technology.
Our portfolio already spans Artificial Intelligence, AI First, LLMs, AI agents, autonomous systems, cybersecurity and other developing technology categories.
Following the emergence of Super Intelligence and SI, we have expanded that strategy into Super Intelligence related digital real estate.
Our Super Intelligence domain portfolio now includes assets such as:
AISuperIntelligence.llc
SuperIntelligence.kred
SISuperIntelligence.xyz
SuperIntelligency.xyz
These complement our established Artificial Intelligence assets, including:
ArtificialIntelligence.com.ai
ArtificialIntelligence.llc
ArtificialIntelligence.ai.in
ArtificialIntelligence.kred
The result is a portfolio positioned across both sides of an increasingly interesting terminology transition:
Artificial Intelligence → Super Intelligence
Our acquisitions do not imply any affiliation with or endorsement by the U.S. government. They represent Domain Investors' independent digital asset strategy around emerging technology terminology.
Could .SI Domains Become More Valuable?
Could .SI Domains Become More Valuable?
There is another particularly interesting consequence when it comes to domain investing.
.si is Slovenia's country code domain extension.
But the letters SI can now also be read as:
Super Intelligence
That gives certain premium .si domains a potentially valuable secondary interpretation.
Domain Investors already owns several technology focused .si domains, including:
These domains were not originally registered because .si officially represented Super Intelligence. It does not: .si remains Slovenia's country code.
But the branding interpretation has suddenly become considerably more interesting.
AI + .SI can now potentially be read as:
Artificial Intelligence + Super Intelligence
If SI develops into a widely recognised technology abbreviation, premium technology related .si domains could potentially benefit from that association.
At Domain Investors, we believe the strongest .si domains could become increasingly desirable digital assets if Super Intelligence and SI gain widespread commercial adoption.
That remains an investment thesis rather than a guarantee of future prices, but every domain investor who secured exceptional .si names before this terminology shift will undoubtedly be watching developments closely.
From Artificial Intelligence to Super Intelligence
From Artificial Intelligence to Super Intelligence
Artificial Intelligence is not disappearing from the global technology vocabulary because of a single executive order.
AI remains deeply established throughout science, business, software and everyday language.
But something significant has happened.
The executive branch of the United States government has officially been directed to use Super Intelligence and SI in place of Artificial Intelligence and AI in applicable communications.
Whether that terminology remains predominantly governmental or spreads into the wider technology industry will become clearer over time.
For researchers, developers, technology companies and domain investors, one thing has already changed:
Super Intelligence is no longer merely a futuristic technology phrase. It is now part of official U.S. federal terminology.
And if SI begins following the extraordinary branding trajectory previously experienced by AI, September 29, 2026 may be remembered as an important date in the evolution of technology terminology.
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