The ambition is American.
The evidence is linked.

What changed on September 29?

Executive Order 14434 sets terminology policy for the executive branch. It keeps existing legal constraints and initially retains the definition written into law. It does not certify that a system has reached General Super Intelligence (GSI).

Read the signed order of September 29, 2026 and the official fact sheet of the same date. The homepage quotation comes from the order, not a speech.

We use SI for the wider field and General Super Intelligence, or GSI, for the ultimate capability destination on our scale. The terminology helps frame the discussion; it does not change what today’s systems have demonstrated.

Two quotations, two different moments.

The homepage includes the September 29, 2026 order and President Trump’s July 23, 2025 AI Summit remarks, recorded in the official Presidential Documents transcript. The speech expresses an ambition. It is not a model score. Each quotation keeps its own date and context.

We link the original documents so readers can see the statements for themselves. Including them does not mean this publication is government-affiliated or endorsed by the President.

Where the national figures come from.

Each figure on the national scorecard has a label and source. These figures show particular strengths. They are not a claim that America leads in every part of the field.

Useful starting points for American builders.

The NSF’s National AI Research Resource is a starting point for research infrastructure and opportunities. Its own page is the place to check current program details.

Our developer guide introduces the two companies on the approved leaderboard. It is a guide to this snapshot, not a directory of every American lab.

Model scores tell a different part of the story.

The public results file records the approved October 14, 2026 snapshot. Those model scores are separate from the national statistics and policy documents. The capability guide explains the six stages of our scale.

A small gap between scores should not be treated as proof of a decisive advantage. The public record does not provide uncertainty ranges that would establish that conclusion.

The science honor and the infrastructure projects.

For the October 8 award announcement, read Associated Press reporting. For the subsequent presentation that day, see the White House’s official ceremony thread and NVIDIA’s same-day confirmation. For the medal’s significance, see the NSF’s award guide.

Award-status record updated October 9, 2026. The guide’s original publication date and other source-review dates are unchanged.

Our infrastructure examples link company announcements directly: SpaceX’s June 5, 2026 prospectus and Terafab’s project site; OpenAI and SB Energy’s January 9, 2026 announcement and OpenAI’s April 29 infrastructure update; Amazon’s 2025 shareholder letter, published in 2026; and TSMC’s March 4, 2025 U.S. investment plan.

Company reports describe the companies’ own projects. Dates and wording matter: operating facilities, secured capacity, and planned spending are different stages of the work.

Facts, quotations, and our point of view.

A model score describes a recorded result. A national figure has its own date and definition. A presidential quotation has its original context. Our articles offer an editorial view of American leadership, and the singularity essay explores a possibility. Those are different kinds of information.

Sources were reviewed on October 8, 2026. The leaderboard snapshot was updated October 14, 2026. Spotted something that needs a correction? Use the contact page and include the passage, source, and date.