Elon Musk says SpaceXAI will be renamed SpaceXSI after Trump's 'super intelligence' push

Elon Musk, the CEO of SpaceXAI, announced that his artificial intelligence company will rename itself SpaceXSI, in response to President Donald Trump's push to replace artificial intelligence with super intelligence. This change occurred days after Trump signed an executive order on September 29, 2026, directing federal agencies to use the term "Super Intelligence" (SI) instead of "Artificial Intelligence" (AI) on official websites, policy documents, and government press releases.

Trump had conducted informal polls on platforms like X and Truth Social, where "Super Intelligence" emerged as the preferred term over alternatives such as "Superior Intelligence" and "Supreme Intelligence." The White House explained that "Super Intelligence" better reflects the true capabilities of AI technologies, enabling new forms of human creativity and empowering individuals to achieve what was previously impossible.

Musk, who previously adopted the term "AI" alongside Trump, reportedly corrected himself to "SI" during a recent appearance with the President. The company's name change is not a new development; xAI was rebranded as SpaceXAI in July after SpaceX acquired the company. Since then, SpaceX, xAI, and X went public in June with a valuation of approximately $2.1 trillion.

Following a meeting between Musk and Trump at the White House to tackle growing concerns around AI, six prominent tech leaders signed the Super Intelligence accord. This one-page document aims to establish voluntary safety standards for the AI industry, though it is not legally binding. The six signatories include the CEOs of Google, Anthropic, Meta, OpenAI, xAI, and Nvidia.

The Super Intelligence accord, which seeks to set voluntary safety standards for the AI industry, was later shared on Trump's and the executives' social media channels.