President Donald Trump signed an executive order officially rebranding "Artificial Intelligence" to "Super Intelligence" (SI) following a high-profile White House summit with the country's top tech executives.

 

Trump met with all the tech top leaders and names AI as super intelligence

President Donald Trump signed an executive order officially rebranding "Artificial Intelligence" to "Super Intelligence" (SI) following a high-profile White House summit with the country's top tech executives.

The executive order mandates that all departments and agencies within the executive branch use the terms "Super Intelligence" and "SI" in official correspondence, public communications, and policy documents, while no longer acknowledging the old terms.

Key Highlights of the Summit & Executive Order

• The Rebranding Rationale: Trump stated that the word "artificial" makes the technology "sound fake," whereas it is actually "extreme," "superior," and "supreme" intelligence. A separate White House fact sheet noted that "Super Intelligence" better conveys capabilities that unlock human creativity rather than just automating or imitating human actions.
• The "Morally Binding" Accord: During a White House luncheon, Trump and the attendees signed a voluntary agreement called the Joint Commitment on Frontier Responsibilities (or the White House Accord on Super Intelligence). Under this pact, tech companies agreed to "self-police" through internal and external safety audits.
• Prioritizing the Tech Race Over Guardrails: Trump made it clear that the U.S. government will not stifle the technology with heavy regulations, warning that slowing down would mean losing the data center and SI race to China. "Whoever wins SI is going to win," Trump told reporters.
• New Oversight: Trump announced plans to appoint an "AI czar" and establish a safety board to oversee the technology. Additionally, the administration's science and technology advisor has 60 days to propose formal statutory definitions for "SI".

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Who Attended the Meeting?

The summit brought together a "who's who" of tech billionaires and leaders building frontier models.

Executive	Company / Role	Signed the Safety Accord?
Elon Musk	SpaceX / Tesla / xAI	Yes
Mark Zuckerberg	Meta	Yes
Sundar Pichai	Alphabet / Google	Yes
Jensen Huang	Nvidia	Yes
Dario Amodei	Anthropic	Yes
Greg Brockman	OpenAI (President)	Yes
Jeff Bezos	Amazon (Founder)	Present (Did not sign accord)
Satya Nadella	Microsoft	Present (Did not sign accord)
Lisa Su	AMD	Present (Did not sign accord)
Alex Karp	Palantir	Present (Did not sign accord)

Note: Government attendees alongside Trump included House Speaker Mike Johnson, Vice President JD Vance, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, and Chief of Staff Susie Wiles.

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Critics' Response

The move has faced swift pushback from lawmakers and tech policy experts. Critics, including Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.), argue that changing the name does nothing to mitigate real-world technical risks. Experts from organizations like the Berkman Klein Center criticized the vague, voluntary nature of the self-policing agreement, stating that meaningful safety can only come from robust legal liability and formal regulation rather than letting companies police themselves.