Verdict: False
The September 29 executive order directs executive agencies, where law permits, to use ‘Super Intelligence’ and ‘SI’ instead of ‘Artificial Intelligence’ and ‘AI’ in correspondence, websites, reports and other non-statutory documents. It does not rewrite the U.S. Code.
The order expressly uses the existing statutory definition of artificial intelligence in 15 U.S.C. § 9401(3) unless Congress or a later lawful action changes it.
The order contains clear limits
Previously issued regulations, presidential actions, contracts, grants and historical documents do not have to be altered. The order also says implementation must remain consistent with applicable law and available appropriations.
Within 60 days, the White House science adviser is to propose legislative language for a federal definition. Asking for a proposal confirms that the order itself did not enact the statutory change.
Names and legal authority are different
Agencies can change style and terminology within executive documents, but statutory duties still depend on the language Congress enacted. A renamed webpage does not automatically expand an agency’s jurisdiction or change a regulated party’s obligations.
The accurate summary is that the administration adopted a preferred executive-branch label. Whether Congress will amend federal law remains an open legislative question.
Sources and further reading
White House executive order: Super Intelligence ↗