Plausible argument that "SI" is not merely the usual Trumpian headfake, but legally puts regulation with the spooks rather than civil society:
(Paywall but worth seeking out) https://briefs.aiadvances.org/america-just-banned-the-word-ai-the-real-reason-national-intelligence-took-over-1609cad95a08
"Banning statutory terminology inside federal agencies is not an eccentric
linguistic choice: it is an administrative kill switch. The 2020 National AI
Initiative Act anchored civilian oversight, FTC inquiries, and NIST safety
standards to the explicit phrase “artificial intelligence.” By striking that
specific phrasing from new executive directives, the White House
disconnects upcoming federal model deployments from established
legislative definitions and public rulemaking procedures"