Trump says he will formally ban the term AI in relevant documents, renaming it SI Superintelligence
Trump posted on Truth Social on the 27th, saying that he will soon formally prohibit the use of the term artificial intelligence (AI) in all relevant documents and other occasions, on the grounds that the expression is inaccurate, but did not explain how the ban would be implemented. Previously, on September 29, he signed an executive order requiring all executive departments and agencies to replace AI with superintelligence (SI); Reuters reported on October 7 that the U.S. Department of Justice had issued instructions to internal staff to use superintelligence in the vast majority of occasions, including court documents.
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From the executive order to the internal DOJ directive, this timeline shows the unified requirements of U.S. federal agencies on the use of AI terminology.
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US President Trump says he will "formally ban" the term AI in relevant documents and change it to "SI Super Intelligence"
2026-10-28 11:28 IT Home - Wang Miao
IT Home, October 28: According to a report by Xinhua News Agency today, US President Trump posted on the social media platform "Truth Social" on the 27th, stating that he will soon "formally ban" the use of the term "artificial intelligence (AI)" in "all relevant documents" and other occasions, on the grounds that the expression is "inaccurate." However, the post did not specify how the ban would be implemented.
In the post, he also singled out the US "Wall Street Journal" for criticism, saying it still uses the "very bad and inaccurate" term "artificial intelligence."
The report said that the "Wall Street Journal" previously published an article supporting continued use of the name "artificial intelligence," saying that Trump's demand to change it to "super intelligence" is a "big mistake." At present, US media still mainly use the term "artificial intelligence."
According to a previous IT Home report, Trump officially signed an executive order on September 29 local time, ordering all executive departments and agencies to use the term "Super Intelligence" (SI) instead of artificial intelligence (AI).
In the executive order, Trump stated: The extraordinary technologies pioneered by American innovators far exceed what was envisioned when the term "artificial intelligence" first appeared. The capabilities of today's frontier systems go far beyond imitating or automating discrete aspects of human intelligence. They continuously amplify human creativity, unlock new forms of creativity, and enable Americans to achieve goals previously impossible in science, medicine, and almost every other human field. As these capabilities continue to improve, they increasingly represent not merely artificial intelligence, but a new era of super intelligence.
The executive order also stated that the terminology used by the US federal government should reflect the transformative capabilities of these technologies and the unlimited opportunities they create for the American people. Therefore, the term "super intelligence" more appropriately reflects the potential, promise, and rapidly developing capabilities of these technologies. Accordingly, it is the policy of the Trump administration that, to the maximum extent permitted by law, executive departments should use "super intelligence" and "SI" in place of "artificial intelligence" and "AI," and will not recognize the use of "artificial intelligence" and "AI" in any applicable setting.
According to a Reuters report on October 7, the US Department of Justice issued instructions to internal staff: in the vast majority of occasions when referring to this technology (including in court-related documents), the term "super intelligence" should be used instead of the term "artificial intelligence."