SI Tracker
Who has adopted the super intelligence term
Each row records one documented use of the SI term, with the date, the entity involved, what happened, and a link to the reporting. Last updated Sept 30, 2026.
| Date | Entity | What happened | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 22, 2026 | President Trump, UN General Assembly | In his address in New York, he said US government documents would stop saying "artificial intelligence" and would use "super intelligence," or "SI," and said he hoped other countries would follow. He said the word "artificial" makes the technology sound fake. | Axios |
| Sept 22, 2026 | White House communications | The White House used the new phrase in its summary of the UN remarks. Before the speech, the president had tested alternative names such as "superior intelligence" in online polls. | TechRepublic |
| Sept 22, 2026 | State Department, Bureau of International Organization Affairs | The bureau was told by email, titled "Change in Nomenclature AI to SI," to switch all references to super intelligence. Whether other bureaus or agencies followed was unclear. | AP via ABC News |
| Sept 23, 2026 | US representatives, UN Security Council | US representatives used the SI term at a Security Council meeting on AI. AP noted that a broader switch could mean renaming the "AI Force" the president had announced to an "SI Force." | AP via WPXI |
| Around Sept 24, 2026 | Sebastian Gorka, adviser to the president | On Newsmax, he corrected an anchor who said "AI race," telling him the term is now SI. | Gizmodo |
| Week of Sept 22, 2026 | China, state visit by President Xi Jinping | During the visit to Washington, Trump posted that Xi seemed to like the new name. China's foreign ministry later said it respects the US side's wording, and a White House fact sheet said the two leaders agreed to use "super intelligence" for the technology. | Gulf News and Gizmodo |
| Sept 25, 2026 | AI research community and industry | Reporting noted that "superintelligence" already has an established research meaning, an intellect that greatly exceeds human cognitive performance across virtually all domains, and that Meta uses the word in the name of its AI division. Whether the White House intended that meaning was unclear. | Axios |
| Week of Sept 22, 2026 | Experts quoted by the BBC | Experts doubted the label will spread across the tech industry, because researchers reserve the term for far more advanced systems. Some allies of the president adopted it immediately. | To Vima, summarizing the BBC |
Sept 22, 2026
President Trump, UN General Assembly
In his address in New York, he said US government documents would stop saying "artificial intelligence" and would use "super intelligence," or "SI," and said he hoped other countries would follow. He said the word "artificial" makes the technology sound fake.
Source: AxiosSept 22, 2026
White House communications
The White House used the new phrase in its summary of the UN remarks. Before the speech, the president had tested alternative names such as "superior intelligence" in online polls.
Source: TechRepublicSept 22, 2026
State Department, Bureau of International Organization Affairs
The bureau was told by email, titled "Change in Nomenclature AI to SI," to switch all references to super intelligence. Whether other bureaus or agencies followed was unclear.
Source: AP via ABC NewsSept 23, 2026
US representatives, UN Security Council
US representatives used the SI term at a Security Council meeting on AI. AP noted that a broader switch could mean renaming the "AI Force" the president had announced to an "SI Force."
Source: AP via WPXIAround Sept 24, 2026
Sebastian Gorka, adviser to the president
On Newsmax, he corrected an anchor who said "AI race," telling him the term is now SI.
Source: GizmodoWeek of Sept 22, 2026
China, state visit by President Xi Jinping
During the visit to Washington, Trump posted that Xi seemed to like the new name. China's foreign ministry later said it respects the US side's wording, and a White House fact sheet said the two leaders agreed to use "super intelligence" for the technology.
Source: Gulf News and GizmodoSept 25, 2026
AI research community and industry
Reporting noted that "superintelligence" already has an established research meaning, an intellect that greatly exceeds human cognitive performance across virtually all domains, and that Meta uses the word in the name of its AI division. Whether the White House intended that meaning was unclear.
Source: AxiosWeek of Sept 22, 2026
Experts quoted by the BBC
Experts doubted the label will spread across the tech industry, because researchers reserve the term for far more advanced systems. Some allies of the president adopted it immediately.
Source: To Vima, summarizing the BBC
Background on the announcement is in What Is Super Intelligence (SI)? and the full sequence of events is in The SI Rename Timeline.