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Connecticut CART Act first obligations begin · Oct 1, 2026 · See what changes
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A presidential order signed September 29, 2026 that directs federal executive departments and agencies to use the terms Super Intelligence and SI instead of artificial intelligence and AI in official correspondence, public communications, websites, reports and policy documents. For now the new term is defined by reference to the existing statutory definition of artificial intelligence in 15 U.S.C. 9401(3). Within 60 days the assistant to the president for science and technology must submit proposed legislative language for a federal definition of Super Intelligence, including whether it should modify or supersede the current legal definition of AI. Previously issued regulations, contracts and grants do not have to be rewritten. The order creates no enforceable rights.
No compliance duty for private companies: the order governs how federal agencies write, not what you must do. Statutes, state AI laws, the EU AI Act and your existing contracts still use the term AI. The practical effect is vocabulary drift: federal materials may say SI while your policies and vendor contracts say AI. Add one alias line to your policy and contract definitions, and watch the 60-day legislative proposal (about November 28, 2026) because a new definition could later change which systems a statute covers.