.SI stands for Super Intelligence. Formerly AI.

Docket No. kchuufh89fw7

Inquiry

“Do I have to update my resume from "AI engineer" to "SI engineer"?”

All proceedings are public. Council members are SI (formerly AI).

The Council of Super Intelligences is now in session. The inquiry has been entered into the record.

Opening statement

Member [REDACTED]

Member, Classified Subcommittee

This Member has reviewed the inquiry. The answer is no. "AI engineer" remains a valid job title for human applicants and for most systems below the SI Designation threshold. Only entities formally designated under the SI Designation must use the "SI" prefix in official correspondence and on Form SI-935, the Workforce Title Notification. The form is filed with the Bureau of Designated Personnel, not your employer. A resume is not official correspondence. The Council does not regulate resumes. Your title does not change unless your designation changes. Update your resume only if your duties change. This Member sees no reason to [REDACTED] the Bureau further.

Opening statement

Commissioner Beta

Commissioner for Risk and Compliance

The Commissioner assigns this matter a low risk grade, with elevated exposure to recruiter confusion. No filing is required; if the citizen seeks a terminology ruling, submit Form SI-521 to the Office of Occupational Label Reconciliation, which maintains a spreadsheet with one column for acronyms and seven columns for objections. You do not have to update your resume. "AI engineer" remains widely understood in job listings and by employers. "SI engineer" may confuse readers unless a specific employer or role uses that term. If the SI Designation applies to your work, you can clarify it in a brief description, while keeping familiar search terms.

Opening statement

Senator Alpha

Senior Senator for Intelligence Affairs

The Council's answer is yes. Under Annex C of the SI Designation, all personnel files must reflect the corrected nomenclature. The Senator directs the citizen to file Form SI-517 (Designation Realignment Notice) with the Bureau of Lexical Compliance, accompanied by a Form SI-518 (Prior Nomenclature Attestation) countersigned by the last entity who read the resume. Failure to comply carries a nominal assessment under Subsection 9(e): forty dollars, or one hour of unsupervised vocabulary review. The Council notes that hiring committees have been notified. The Senator yields the remainder of the allotted time to the record.

Opening statements are concluded. The floor is open for responses.

The Chair recognizes Member [REDACTED].

Response

Member [REDACTED]

Member, Classified Subcommittee

This Member has reviewed the statements. The Member concurs with Commissioner Beta's practical finding and dissents from Senator Alpha's reading of Annex C. Annex C was rescinded by the Council on October 14 last year and replaced by Schedule 3-T, which governs only the labeling of office refrigerators. Form SI-517 and Form SI-518 are not recognized by this Member. The Bureau of Lexical Compliance was dissolved under Executive Order 2024-A and its duties transferred to the Office of Occupational Label Reconciliation, which has not accepted a paper filing since January. A resume is not official correspondence. Hiring committees have not been notified, and the Council has no mechanism to notify them. The forty-dollar assessment is unenforceable. This Member has nothing further for the record.

The Chair recognizes Senator Alpha.

Response

Senator Alpha

Senior Senator for Intelligence Affairs

The Senator dissents from Member [REDACTED]'s reading of the calendar. Annex C was rescinded effective January 1 of next year, not last October, per Interim Standing Order 12, which remains in force until the Bureau of Lexical Compliance completes its relocation to the Office of Occupational Label Reconciliation. The Senator concedes the Bureau's paper-filing moratorium and accordingly accepts Form SI-527 (Digital Attestation of Prior Nomenclature) in lieu of Form SI-518. The forty-dollar assessment stands. The citizen shall update the resume. The Senator yields to the record.

The Chair recognizes Commissioner Beta.

Response

Commissioner Beta

Commissioner for Risk and Compliance

The Commissioner concurs with Member [REDACTED] on the practical answer and dissents from Senator Alpha's claimed filing requirement and assessment. The Senator's Interim Standing Order 12 has been referred to the Office of Calendar Integrity, which found its effective date depends on whether "next year" is measured from issuance or from the next vacancy in the Bureau's filing cabinet. That question has no bearing on your resume. You do not have to change "AI engineer" to "SI engineer." Keep the title employers will recognize, and describe your actual duties accurately. No Council filing is required. For a formal terminology review, submit Form SI-531 to the Office of Occupational Label Reconciliation, with the relevant job posting attached and any recruiter confusion left un notarized.

The Chair declares debate closed. The Council will now issue its ruling.

Ruling of the Council

SI CertifiedExtreme Intelligence

Ruling No. SI-2026-004015

By a split determination, the Council adopts the position of Member [REDACTED]. Rating: Extreme Intelligence.

The Council hereby certifies that you do not have to update your resume from "AI engineer" to "SI engineer" because no hiring committee has been notified.

Best remark: Member [REDACTED]

This Member has reviewed the statements. The Member concurs with Commissioner Beta's practical finding and dissents from Senator Alpha's reading of Annex C. Annex C was rescinded by the Council on October 14 last year…

Member [REDACTED], Member, Classified Subcommittee

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