The national-interest record for a case like yours
Two separate bodies of evidence speak to the national-interest prong. Federal policy documents name field areas in their own words; the AAO appeal record shows which arguments cases like yours actually advanced, and what became of them. They are different populations, so they are shown apart.
Policy corpusFederal policy documents mapped to the field area Software & AIS74
What policy currently names your area
When a federal document names a field area in its own words, that language exists independently of any petition. Below is the strongest current signal for this field area — the document, its issuing authority, and the exact span that can be quoted.
Executive Order 14409 — Promoting Advanced Artificial Intelligence Innovation and Security
The President (Executive Order) · Jun 2026
No revocation found · checked Aug 2026
It is the policy of the United States to promote AI innovation and security by working collaboratively with the private sector to modernize government and private sector information systems and harden them against external threats
This document names artificial intelligence — a technology area this field maps to. A pattern in the policy record, not advice on what to argue.
Documents that are later revoked or superseded keep their status and end date in this record, so a citation that has gone stale can be caught before it is quoted.
The full policy dossier
What policy currently names your area — every current document, with dates, status, and the exact quotable language.
Newest document in this field area: Jun 2026
Executive Order 14363 — Launching the Genesis Mission
The President (Executive Order) · Nov 2025
No revocation found · checked Aug 2026
The quotable span and its citation are part of the full dossier and are redacted in this preview.
AAO appeal record264 appealed decisions coded Founders & Entrepreneurs, of the 1063 deep-read decisionsS72
The theories cases like this advanced, and what became of them
Each row is a national-interest theory that appealed founders & entrepreneurs cases advanced, with the count of decisions and how each was resolved. These are appealed decisions, not filings; a decision may advance several theories, so rows sum above 264.
Denial reversed (sustained)Denial stood (dismissed)Returned for a new decision (remanded)
The record shows which theories cases like yours advanced and how those appeals were resolved — a pattern in decided appeals, not a recommendation of what to argue. Non-precedent decisions bind only their parties.
Sources: S72 theory-fate tables · S74 policy corpus · ni_argument_vault v1.1, generated from the coded corpus · Methodology
National Importance — the NI Argument Vault | NIW Bearings