On October 4, Musk replied “Yes, we will make the change” when an X user suggested renaming Grok maker SpaceXAI to SpaceXSI. He also posted “No more AI” and said “SI” was better. He gave no date for the change, and the reports establish an intention to rename it—not that the rename has been completed. 1114

• Connection to Trump’s order: “SI” adopts the terminology in Trump’s September 29 executive order, which directs the executive branch, where legally permitted, to use “Super Intelligence” instead of “Artificial Intelligence” in its communications and other non-statutory documents. The order does not require a private company to rename itself. 2 Trump has also discussed a proposed “Super Intelligence Force”; that proposal is separate from both the terminology order and Musk’s company-name decision. 5
• Earlier rebrand: Musk’s AI company was previously called xAI. After SpaceX acquired it, the company adopted the SpaceXAI name, account handle and new logo in July 2026—less than three months before Musk floated SpaceXSI. 15
• Other tech leaders: Musk and leaders including Sundar Pichai, Dario Amodei, Mark Zuckerberg, Greg Brockman and Jensen Huang signed a White House accord on AI safety. Zuckerberg spoke favorably about the accord, but signing it should not be taken as each leader endorsing “Super Intelligence” as a replacement term or promising a company rebrand. 3
• What the term implies: Researchers’ concern is that superintelligence normally suggests intelligence beyond human capabilities; applying it to AI generally could imply a capability that has not been established. The order changes federal wording, not the underlying technology. I found insufficient evidence to attribute a more specific response to named researchers. 2

On October 4, Musk replied “Yes, we will make the change” when an X user suggested renaming Grok maker SpaceXAI to SpaceXSI. He also posted “No more AI” and said “SI” was better. He gave no date for the change, and the reports establish an intention to rename it—not that the rename has been completed. 1114

• Connection to Trump’s order: “SI” adopts the terminology in Trump’s September 29 executive order, which directs the executive branch, where legally permitted, to use “Super Intelligence” instead of “Artificial Intelligence” in its communications and other non-statutory documents. The order does not require a private company to rename itself. 2 Trump has also discussed a proposed “Super Intelligence Force”; that proposal is separate from both the terminology order and Musk’s company-name decision. 5
• Earlier rebrand: Musk’s AI company was previously called xAI. After SpaceX acquired it, the company adopted the SpaceXAI name, account handle and new logo in July 2026—less than three months before Musk floated SpaceXSI. 15
• Other tech leaders: Musk and leaders including Sundar Pichai, Dario Amodei, Mark Zuckerberg, Greg Brockman and Jensen Huang signed a White House accord on AI safety. Zuckerberg spoke favorably about the accord, but signing it should not be taken as each leader endorsing “Super Intelligence” as a replacement term or promising a company rebrand. 3
• What the term implies: Researchers’ concern is that superintelligence normally suggests intelligence beyond human capabilities; applying it to AI generally could imply a capability that has not been established. The order changes federal wording, not the underlying technology. I found insufficient evidence to attribute a more specific response to named researchers. 2