Elon Musk said SpaceXAI will become SpaceXSI, matching President Trump’s order that swaps “AI” for “Super Intelligence” in executive branch communications and launches a new federal force.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk answered a user on X and locked in the shift. When XFreeze asked about renaming to SpaceXSI, Musk replied that the change would happen. He had already framed the choice in plain terms: no more AI, SI is better.
Newsweek reported the exchange and noted that no official corporate name change has been formally announced. The posts sat alongside Trump’s broader drive to retire language he says makes advanced systems sound fake.
SpaceXAI builds the Grok chatbot, which competes with systems from OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, and Microsoft. Musk’s public yes put the developer brand in line with the White House terminology push.
Last month Trump signed an executive order directing agencies to use “Super Intelligence” and “SI” instead of “artificial intelligence” and “AI.” The order argues that modern systems have advanced far beyond what the original name covered.
The same day, the White House hosted a tech summit. Musk attended with Jeff Bezos, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, OpenAI co-founder Greg Brockman, and Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella. Talk centered on rapid development and societal impact.
Trump also announced a Super Intelligence Force on Truth Social. The force will coordinate the federal approach, keep U.S. leadership, and oversee engagement with consumers, public-interest groups, religious organizations, critical infrastructure providers, and technology companies. It follows what the administration called a Historic White House Accord on Super Intelligence.
Leaders named for the force include Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton, Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew Ferguson, Under Secretary of War for Research and Engineering Emil Michael, and Office of Personnel Management Director Scott Kupor. The force reports to the president and White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles. It has 120 days to deliver a report on risks, opportunities, and the federal oversight role.
Before the order, Trump asked Truth Social users whether they preferred “super intelligence” or “superior intelligence.” More than 50,000 people responded. Sixty-five percent backed “super intelligence.”
He had already previewed the point at the United Nations General Assembly, saying the word “artificial” makes the technology sound “fake.” The poll and the speech lined up with the later order and the force announcement.
Musk’s X posts landed on the same track. On the platform he wrote the short verdict first.
Elon Musk posted:
"No more AI. SI It’s better."
X user XFreeze then asked:
"Any possibility of renaming to SpaceXSI??"
Musk answered:
"Yes, we will make that change."
Newsweek contacted Musk and the White House for comment on October 4. The article did not record further replies in the available material.
University of Chicago marketing expert Jean-Pierre Dubé previously told Newsweek that “super intelligence” already carries an established meaning: systems that exceed human cognitive performance across wide domains. That existing definition, he said, could create confusion. Successful rebranding would likely depend on support from leading companies and executives.
Whether other major AI firms adopt the SI label remains open. The administration has already moved on a separate front with America.gov, a chatbot-style government portal for federal programs, services, and benefits.
Musk’s informal X commitment does not equal a finished corporate filing. Still, the public alignment is clear: the Grok developer brand is pointed at SpaceXSI while the executive branch drops AI for Super Intelligence and builds a force to keep American leadership.
When the people who build the systems and the people who set federal language both reject a label that sounds fake, the country gets clearer terms and a sharper focus on real capability.
