2026-09-24 / Signal #4
U.S. diplomats must now say “Super Intelligence,” not “AI
“The United States just ordered diplomats to stop saying the word everyone else uses.”
The Story
After Trump told the UN that “artificial” makes the tech sound fake, the State Department’s international-organizations bureau emailed staff: change every “Artificial Intelligence” to “Super Intelligence,” use “SI” in remarks and press. Memo title: “Change in Nomenclature AI to SI.” Unclear if the rest of State follows.
Why It Matters
The 20 Sep rename-*poll* is covered. This is the new artifact: an actual cable rewriting the English language of American diplomacy. Institutions trying to rebrand a technology the way you’d rebrand a soda.
Evidence
AP / ABC News, Independent
Sources
Daily scan: 2026-09-24