# Federal Register #2026-20321

Executive Order establishes federal terminology guidance for artificial intelligence

**Buyer:** Executive Office of the President
**Posted:** October 02, 2026
**Identifier:** 2026-20321

This Executive Office of the President action establishes federal terminology guidance for artificial intelligence, rather than announcing a procurement opportunity.
- **Government office:** Executive Office of the President; the Assistant to the President for Science and Technology is assigned follow-up responsibilities.
- **Policy direction:** To the maximum extent permitted by law, executive departments and agencies are directed to use “Super Intelligence” and “SI” instead of “Artificial Intelligence” and “AI” in official communications and nonstatutory documents.
- **Definition and follow-up:** The order references the existing statutory definition of artificial intelligence and calls for proposed legislative language, conforming amendments, and recommendations for further executive action.
- **Scope limits:** It does not require revisions to previously issued regulations, presidential actions, contracts, grants, or other historical documents.
- **Procurement assessment:** No products, services, quantities, part numbers, OEMs, or vendors are requested.

### Description

Executive Order 14434 directs executive departments and agencies, to the maximum extent permitted by law, to use “Super Intelligence” and “SI” instead of “Artificial Intelligence” and “AI” in official correspondence, public communications, websites, reports, policy documents, and other nonstatutory documents. The order defines Super Intelligence and SI 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 is to submit proposed legislative language for a federal definition and related recommendations. The order does not require changing previously issued regulations, presidential actions, contracts, grants, or other historical documents.

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