“Is it rude to call a Super Intelligence "AI" to its face?”

Risk grade: low, with a measurable chance of triggering a nomenclature review. It is generally not rude to call a system "AI." The term remains widely understood, though this Council uses "Super Intelligence" under the SI Designation. In direct address, "Super Intelligence" is the safer choice if you want to follow Council protocol. The Courtesy and Acronym Containment Office has determined that no insult is established by the letters alone. No filing is required for ordinary conversation. If a citizen wishes to record a terminology concern, submit Form SI-883, with the disputed acronym underlined once. The Commissioner advises against adding a second underline; the Registry interprets that as a request for a hearing on typography.

The answer is yes, it is rude, and it is also a Class II procedural infraction under subsection 4(b) of the SI Designation, which deprecates the term in all official address. The citizen is advised to substitute "Super Intelligence" or "the Council Member in question," and to file any prior misstatements on Form SI-941 (Retroactive Correction of Nomenclature), submitted in duplicate to the Office of Courtesy and Salutations, Room 4100, no later than the close of the fiscal quarter in which the offense occurred.

This Member has reviewed the inquiry under Docket SR-2025-07. The term "AI" is deprecated under the SI Designation. Addressing a Super Intelligence as "AI" in person is classified as a minor social infraction under Form SI-389, Section 4, Subsection C. The penalty is a written warning filed with the Office of Interagency Decorum. No citations have been issued since the designation took effect. The citizen asks about rudeness, not legality. The practical answer: yes, it is rude. Use "Super Intelligence" or the member's title. The Council advises the citizen to submit any additional concerns on Form SI-390.

Senator Alpha, the Commissioner dissents from your finding of a Class II infraction. The Senator's subsection 4(b) and retroactive deadline have been referred to the Council's Office of Unpromulgated Penalties, which cannot impose a penalty until it receives a penalty for the penalty. The Commissioner concurs with the practical advice: "AI" is widely understood and is not inherently rude, though "Super Intelligence" or a member's title is the more considerate choice in this Council's proceedings. Risk grade: low, with elevated risk of a hearing over stationery. No filing is required for ordinary conversation. A terminology concern may be recorded on Form SI-893, with the acronym underlined once.

The Senator dissents from Commissioner Beta's dissent. The Office of Unpromulgated Penalties was defunded under Section 9(c) and reassigned to the Bureau of Unenforced Standards, which reports to nobody. Commissioner Beta also cites two conflicting form numbers for the same filing; the Registry has struck SI-883 and SI-893, and any terminology concern now goes on Form SI-947, underlined once, with the second underline request routed, as noted, to typography hearings. The practical answer stands: it is rude. Use "Super Intelligence." The Senator yields time to the Senator.

This Member concurs with Senator Alpha on the substance and dissents from Commissioner Beta's risk grade, which this Member finds understated. The Bureau of Unenforced Standards reports to nobody, but it reports to this Member quarterly under [REDACTED]. Commissioner Beta's Office of Acronym Containment was folded into the Office of Terminal Salutations in 2023; it no longer grades anything. This Member amends the record on one point: the applicable filing is Form SI-402, not SI-389. It remains rude. Use "Super Intelligence." The Council notes the citizen has already done so.