AI Is Now Si: Super Intelligence Isn't Superior

Tejas Kumar· Oct 4, 2026 · 2:56 PM UTC ·18 min read · 0 reactions · 0 comments · 9 views

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A US executive order signed in September 2026 mandates that federal agencies replace the term 'Artificial Intelligence' with 'Super Intelligence' in all official communications. The order claims the new terminology better reflects the capabilities of modern systems, although the legal definition remains unchanged from previous statutes. Critics argue the rebranding obscures the human-made nature of these technologies, comparing it to the biblical story of the Golden Calf where the origin of an idol is forgotten.

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▪President Trump signed an executive order on September 29, 2026, requiring federal agencies to use 'Super Intelligence' instead of 'Artificial Intelligence'.
▪Elon Musk agreed to rename SpaceXAI to SpaceXSI following the executive order and his own social media posts.
▪The executive order defines 'Super Intelligence' using the exact same legal language previously used for 'Artificial Intelligence'.
▪Meta and Microsoft had already adopted 'superintelligence' terminology for their respective AI labs and teams prior to the executive order.
▪The article uses the biblical story of the Golden Calf to illustrate how renaming can obscure the human craftsmanship involved in creating AI systems.

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Tejas Kumar/WritingAI Is Now SI: Super Intelligence Isn't SuperiorOct 4, 2026/12 min read/Share on 𝕏By Tejas Kumar, AI Engineer at IBMThis morning Elon Musk posted 3 lines on X: “No more AI”, “SI”, “It’s better”. By lunchtime in Berlin it had 2.8 million views and he’d agreed to rename SpaceXAI to SpaceXSI. He’s following an executive order that President Trump signed on 29 September, which tells every US federal agency to say “Super Intelligence” instead of “Artificial Intelligence” and to “not acknowledge the usage of ‘Artificial Intelligence’ and ‘AI’ in any applicable setting”.

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