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Latest · October 7, 2026
AI to SI: How the Rename Is Landing, from Newsom's Jab to Slovenia's Domain Boom
Mockery, confusion and a surprise winner: how politicians, tech leaders, researchers and even Slovenia's .si domain are reacting to the AI-to-SI rename.
- It's Official: Executive Order 14434 Renames AI “Super Intelligence” Across the Federal Government President Trump signed Executive Order 14434 on September 29, 2026, ordering federal agencies to say “Super Intelligence” and “SI” instead of AI. Here's what changed.
- The Federal Definition of “Super Intelligence” Is Due by November 28. Here's What to Watch Executive Order 14434 gives the White House science adviser 60 days to propose a legal definition of Super Intelligence. Why it matters and the questions it must answer.
- Sanders and Casar Propose Banning Artificial Superintelligence, Days Before Washington Embraced ‘Super Intelligence’ Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Greg Casar unveiled a bill on September 23, 2026 to ban artificial superintelligence and create a federal Department of AI. What's in it.
- September 2026's Model Rush: GPT-6, Claude 5.5, Gemini 4 Argon and Grok 4.7 September 2026 brought a record burst of frontier models: OpenAI's GPT-6 family, Claude Fable 5.1, Opus 5.5 and Sonnet 5.5, Gemini 4 Argon and Grok 4.7.
- Six Tech Leaders Sign the White House Accord on Super Intelligence Google, Anthropic, Meta, OpenAI, xAI and Nvidia signed a voluntary White House Accord on Super Intelligence on September 29, 2026, promising four layers of oversight.
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