SpaceXAI becomes SpaceXSI after Trump’s superintelligence order
On Sunday, Elon Musk, CEO of SpaceX and Tesla, confirmed the renaming of the company’s artificial intelligence division from SpaceXAI to SpaceXSI. This change follows an executive order from US President Donald Trump, which mandates the replacement of the term “Artificial Intelligence” with “Super Intelligence” within the executive branch. Musk confirmed the change in a post on X while responding to a user who suggested the rebranding of SpaceXAI. “Yes, we will make that change,” Musk said in reply to a user asking if there was “Any possibility of renaming to SpaceXSI??”
In another post, Musk said, “No more AI. SI, it’s better.” The action comes in response to Trump’s executive order named “Inaugurating the Era of Super Intelligence,” signed on September 29. This directive instructs various departments and agencies within the US executive branch to incorporate the terms “Super Intelligence” and “SI” in their official correspondence, public communications, policy documents, and non-statutory documents. According to a fact sheet released by the White House, the order seeks to recognise what it describes as the continuously advancing technological frontier and the potential it offers to Americans.
“President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order to replace the term “Artificial Intelligence” (“AI”) with “Super Intelligence” (“SI”) in the executive branch to recognise the continuously advancing technological frontier and the limitless promise it offers the American people,” the fact sheet said. The order also instructs the Assistant to the President for Science and Technology to formulate a federal definition of “Super Intelligence” and “SI” that accurately represents the current technological landscape, as well as to identify any further executive measures necessary to enact the proposed definition. “President Trump has taken decisive action to ensure that the United States leads and wins in Super Intelligence and that all Americans benefit from Super Intelligence and its vast economic benefits,” the fact sheet added.
Musk’s decision to rename SpaceXAI follows the executive order and his affirmation that the company will embrace the new terminology. Musk has previously endorsed and contributed to Nick Bostrom’s 2014 book, “Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies”, which examined the risks associated with uncontrollable superintelligence. Musk had stated that such technology could present a more significant threat than nuclear weapons.
