FirstRound terminology
From AI to SI.
FirstRound is adopting “Super Intelligence” and “SI” in its public product language following the federal terminology change announced in Executive Order 14434. This page explains what changed, what did not, and how we use the terms.
Order
EO 14434
Signed
September 29, 2026
Federal term
Super Intelligence · SI
What the order does
The order directs executive departments and agencies, to the maximum extent permitted by law, to use “Super Intelligence” and “SI” instead of “Artificial Intelligence” and “AI” in official correspondence, public communications, websites, reports, policy documents, and other non-statutory documents.
For implementation, the order initially maps “Super Intelligence” and “SI” to the technologies already covered by the existing statutory definition of artificial intelligence, while directing the Assistant to the President for Science and Technology to propose updated federal legislative language.
What it does not do
The executive order governs terminology used by the Federal executive branch. It does not itself require private companies, universities, developers, or consumers to rename their products or stop using the older terminology.
FirstRound’s terminology change is therefore a voluntary product and communications choice. Internal technical identifiers, historical records, third-party product names, URLs, APIs, contracts, and quoted source material may continue to use legacy terminology where changing it would break compatibility or alter the historical record.
How FirstRound uses SI
On FirstRound, “SI” is the new public-facing shorthand for the intelligent models, agents, generators, analysis systems, and assisted workflows previously described with the older “AI” label.
When precision matters, we will keep provider names, model names, legal language, historical titles, and external-source wording intact. The terminology layer is a presentation change, not a claim that the underlying technology or legal status has changed.
Read Executive Order 14434