# What is super intelligence (SI)?

> Since a September 2026 executive order, the U.S. government’s official name for artificial intelligence. In the tech industry the word also means a hypothetical future system that outthinks people in every field.

Source: https://www.lumin.faith/christian-ai-glossary/super-intelligence
By Andrew Kittridge · November 10, 2026

Also called: Superintelligence

## Why it matters for Christians

A bigger name does not make a tool wiser than God. His understanding is beyond measure (Psalm 147:5); ours, and our machines’, is not.

## What to do

When you hear SI or superintelligence, ask which meaning is in play: today’s AI under a new name, or a future system that does not exist yet. Neither is wise in the way God is wise, and neither is owed trust or worship.

## Read more

- [What does the Bible say about superintelligence?](https://www.lumin.faith/what-does-the-bible-say-about-superintelligence)
- [Is AI playing God?](https://www.lumin.faith/is-ai-playing-god)

## Related words

- [Artificial intelligence](https://www.lumin.faith/christian-ai-glossary/artificial-intelligence.md): Computer systems that perform tasks we associate with human intelligence, such as understanding language, recognizing images, or making predictions.
- [Artificial general intelligence](https://www.lumin.faith/christian-ai-glossary/agi.md): A hypothetical AI that could learn and do almost any mental task a person can, across every field, not only the tasks it was built for.
- [Singularity](https://www.lumin.faith/christian-ai-glossary/singularity.md): A predicted future point when AI improves itself so fast that the world changes beyond what we can foresee.
- [Transhumanism](https://www.lumin.faith/christian-ai-glossary/transhumanism.md): The belief that technology can and should transcend human limits, including aging and death.

Every word: [Christian AI glossary](https://www.lumin.faith/christian-ai-glossary.md)