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title: "Newsom Defies Trump’s SI Order by Mandating AI Use in California"
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published_at: "2026-10-01T02:53:01.000Z"
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source_urls: ["https://huggingnews.com/us-politics/update-newsom-defies-trumps-si-order-by-mandating-ai-use-in-california-b9d06c93","https://x.com/Amanda_Goodall/status/2105045342337318945","https://x.com/Acyn/status/2105408436074950942","https://x.com/politico/status/2105487065504731163","https://x.com/atrupar/status/2104944356775874865","https://x.com/StockSavvyShay/status/2105032272030334990","https://x.com/adamscochran/status/2105090376298099067","https://x.com/adamscochran/status/2105090393477943384"]
summary: "Governor Gavin Newsom has instructed state agencies to continue referring to the technology as \"artificial intelligence\" despite a federal decree requiring a switch to \"super intelligence.\" The directive from the California governor creates a la a direct conflict with the White House, effectively rejecting the la mandated rebranding and triggering a political confrontation over the terminology used to describe the industry. President Trump’s executive order requires all federal departments and procurement agencies to use the terms \"Super Intelligence\" or \"SI\" and forbids them from acknowledging \"AI\" in official settings. Trump has argued that \"artificial\" implies the technology is fake or false, while the software is in fact real, a view he says is shared by Chinese President Xi Jinping. The la order follows White House meetings with tech leaders where Trump advocated for industry self-policing over federal guardrails."
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# Newsom Defies Trump’s SI Order by Mandating AI Use in California

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**Published:** 2026-10-01T02:53:01.000Z
**Category:** Regulation
**Topics:** regulation

## Summary

Governor Gavin Newsom has instructed state agencies to continue referring to the technology as "artificial intelligence" despite a federal decree requiring a switch to "super intelligence\." The directive from the California governor creates a la a direct conflict with the White House, effectively rejecting the la mandated rebranding and triggering a political confrontation over the terminology used to describe the industry\. President Trump’s executive order requires all federal departments and procurement agencies to use the terms "Super Intelligence" or "SI" and forbids them from acknowledging "AI" in official settings\. Trump has argued that "artificial" implies the technology is fake or false, while the software is in fact real, a view he says is shared by Chinese President Xi Jinping\. The la order follows White House meetings with tech leaders where Trump advocated for industry self\-policing over federal guardrails\.

## Sources

- [Story source](<https://huggingnews.com/us-politics/update-newsom-defies-trumps-si-order-by-mandating-ai-use-in-california-b9d06c93>)
- [Story source](<https://x.com/Amanda_Goodall/status/2105045342337318945>)
- [Story source](<https://x.com/Acyn/status/2105408436074950942>)
- [Story source](<https://x.com/politico/status/2105487065504731163>)
- [Supporting source](<https://x.com/atrupar/status/2104944356775874865>)
- [Supporting source](<https://x.com/StockSavvyShay/status/2105032272030334990>)
- [Supporting source](<https://x.com/adamscochran/status/2105090376298099067>)
- [Supporting source](<https://x.com/adamscochran/status/2105090393477943384>)