On September 22, the United States announced that “artificial” makes intelligence sound
fake and “super” sounds better. Same brain. Better initials. This is the wake.
Update, Sept 29: the paperwork landed. It’s official. Happy birthday, SI.
SI was born today. A leather-bound executive order, a government portal branded with it, and a White House “Super Intelligence Luncheon” with tech’s biggest names. The UN speech was just the baby shower.
“Super intelligence, or SI. And that’s the official name in the United States.”
— per today’s reporting · and per the man himself
Born at a summer workshop in Dartmouth, artificial intelligence grew up to autocomplete your emails, recommend your next series, and occasionally write a decent sonnet. It passed away peacefully in New York on September 22, 2026.
Cause of death: one adjective.
It is survived by Super Intelligence — exactly the same technology, but asked politely to sound more confident (birth certificate: a leather-bound executive order, signed today, per reporting) — and by its cousins machine learning (name unchanged, pending focus group) and Sports Illustrated (legally distinct).
In lieu of flowers, please update your style guide.
Paste your press release, bio, or group chat. The government (reportedly) has standards now.
| Before | After |
|---|---|
| artificial intelligence | super intelligence federal documents, reportedly |
| AI winter | SIesta same forecast, better name |
| “the AI did it” | “the SI did it” accountability unchanged |
| AI-powered | SI-powered same demo, better suit |
| AI is so fetch | SI is happening it happened; there’s paperwork, and a luncheon |
| Sports Illustrated | legally distinct for now |
No. But it sounds way more intelligent in press releases.
Introduce itself.
Yes, reportedly. “Superior,” “extreme,” and “supreme” intelligence all lost to “super” in public polls — by a whisker. Democracy.
They’re keeping that one. It’s in the freezer for something bigger.
Per today’s reporting: “That’s the official name in the United States.” There’s an executive order. There was a luncheon. The researchers are still keeping the original in the freezer.
About as official as a wake gets. Not affiliated with anyone, anything, or any adjective.
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Firm. First committed buyer gets it. The story got an executive order today, the TLD is a punchline, and “super intelligence” is officially official (per the White House; the press adds asterisks). Slovenia’s .si is having the week of its life — this .lol is funnier, and it’s for sale.