The U.S. Census Bureau and “Super Intelligence”

The U.S. Census Bureau changed its business AI survey wording from “Artificial Intelligence” to “Super Intelligence” under Executive Order 14434, which breaks direct comparability with prior trend data and can materially distort adoption benchmarks. For CIOs and technology leaders, the key implication is that external metrics used to guide AI strategy, budgeting, and competitive analysis may no longer mean the same thing, so IT organizations should validate survey definitions before relying on them for planning or board reporting.