2026-09-30 / Signal #7
The U.S. government ordered agencies to stop saying “AI
“They didn’t regulate it. They renamed it so it wouldn’t sound fake.”
The Story
The order directs the executive branch to use “Super Intelligence” or “SI,” rather than AI, in correspondence, sites, reports, and policy documents.
Why It Matters
Language as infrastructure: a government that cannot pronounce the thing it is regulating.
Evidence
White House executive order “Inaugurating The Era of Super Intelligence” (29 Sep); CNN.
Caveat
The rename gag is already partly covered; only the new agency-wide order is fresh.
Sources
Daily scan: 2026-09-30