Super Intelligence

The White House has issued a presidential action titled 'Inaugurating the Era of Super Intelligence', signalling a formal US government stance on the arrival of artificial superintelligence. The move is drawing attention for its sweeping framing of AI's future and its implications for US technology and competitiveness policy.

President Trump has signed an executive order directing the US government to adopt the term 'Super Intelligence' when referring to AI, according to The Verge. The move is drawing attention for its unusual framing of artificial intelligence policy and questions over what practical effects the renamed terminology will have across federal agencies.

The White House gathered nearly every major tech CEO — including Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk and Anthropic's Dario Amodei — to sign an AI safety pledge this week. In doing so, the administration reportedly began referring to the technology as 'super intelligence' rather than artificial intelligence. The renaming and the unprecedented lineup of signatories are drawing attention and debate about what the pledge actually commits the companies to.