Archive · 5 Oct 2026
Musk Says SpaceXAI Will Be Renamed SpaceXSI
Elon Musk said his company’s AI unit will get a new name: SpaceXSI.
The old name is SpaceXAI.
The letters “SI” stand for “super intelligence.”
US President Donald Trump has been encouraging people to use that term instead of “artificial intelligence.”
Musk confirmed the change in a reply on X. He did not explain when the new name would take effect or give other details.
Nvidia chief Jensen Huang has also used the word “superintelligence” when talking about data centres.
The article says these naming ideas came after technology leaders met with Trump and agreed to voluntary AI safety standards.
Elon Musk said SpaceX’s AI unit, SpaceXAI, will be renamed SpaceXSI.
Musk confirmed the proposed change in a reply to a user on X on Sunday, October 4.
He did not provide further details about the rebrand.
The new initials refer to “super intelligence,” a term US President Donald Trump has been promoting instead of “artificial intelligence.”
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has also suggested calling data centres “superintelligence factories”; the article links the discussion to recent AI industry meetings with Trump.
- Who
- Elon Musk said SpaceX’s AI unit would be renamed; Donald Trump has promoted the term “super intelligence.”
- What
- SpaceXAI is to be renamed SpaceXSI, according to Musk.
- When
- Sunday, October 4; the year is not specified in the article.
- Where
- Musk announced the decision in a reply on X; no physical location for the announcement is given.
- Why
- The proposed name uses “SI,” reflecting the term “super intelligence” that Trump has been promoting instead of “artificial intelligence.”
Use “artificial intelligence”
Use “super intelligence”
Terminology for AI
Use “artificial intelligence”
The article describes “artificial intelligence” as the existing term that Trump’s preferred wording would replace; it does not quote a specific advocate defending continued use of the term.
Use “super intelligence”
Trump has been promoting “super intelligence” or “SI”; Musk’s planned SpaceXAI-to-SpaceXSI rename and Huang’s “superintelligence factories” phrasing reflect use of the term.
- Current name
- SpaceXAI
- Proposed name
- SpaceXSI
- Meaning of SI
- Super intelligence
- Announcement
- Musk confirmed the change in a reply to a user on X
- Further details
- Musk provided no additional details about the rebrand
- Related comment
- Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang suggested calling data centres “superintelligence factories.”
- AI meeting
- The article says tech CEOs and AI industry leaders met with Trump and signed onto voluntary safety standards he called “morally binding.”