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The change reflects Musk's preference for the new terminology.","category":"Politics","area":"United States","publishedAt":"2026-10-04T16:45:28.446Z","sourceReportedAt":"2026-10-04T15:41:19.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-04T16:45:28.446Z","readTime":"3 min read","scores":{"trust":42,"critic":55,"hype":41,"notes":{"trust":"Central claim attributed to Elon Musk, with two full reports and multiple digests corroborating.","critic":"Two full reports provide details, while digests offer brief summaries of the core event.","hype":"Headlines and digests use emphasis, but the core reporting remains factual."}},"tags":["#ElonMusk","#SpaceXAI","#SpaceXSI","#DonaldTrump","#ArtificialIntelligence","#SuperIntelligence"],"entities":["Elon Musk","SpaceXAI","SpaceXSI","Donald Trump","Grok chatbot","X (formerly Twitter)"],"body":[{"type":"key_takeaways","items":["Elon Musk stated that SpaceXAI will be renamed SpaceXSI.","The proposed name change follows an executive order by President Donald Trump to replace 'artificial intelligence' with 'Super Intelligence' or 'SI' in government communications.","Trump's executive order was signed on September 29, 2026.","Musk expressed a preference for the term 'SI' over 'AI'."]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Elon Musk announced that his company SpaceXAI will be renamed SpaceXSI. This decision comes after President Donald Trump issued an executive order on September 29, 2026, directing federal agencies to use the term 'Super Intelligence' (SI) instead of 'artificial intelligence' (AI) in official communications. Musk indicated his preference for the term 'SI', stating that it is 'better' than 'AI'."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"SpaceXAI is the company responsible for the Grok chatbot. The proposed name change aligns the company's branding with the terminology promoted by the Trump administration. While Musk confirmed the name change on X, formerly Twitter, details regarding the timing and implementation have not been provided. The change is expected to affect the company's name but not necessarily the services or capabilities of its products, such as Grok."},{"type":"heading","text":"Disagreement on the date of Musk's statement"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Hindustan Times and Thelocalreport.in state that Elon Musk made his statement on X on Sunday, October 4. The Economic Times and Times of India report that the plan comes days after Trump signed an executive order on September 29, 2026, but do not specify the date of Musk's statement."},{"type":"heading","text":"What the coverage left out"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"None of the centre or right-rated reports mention the valuation of SpaceX, which was reported as approximately $2.1 trillion in The Economic Times' full report. The full reports from The Economic Times and Hindustan Times mention that SpaceXAI was previously rebranded from xAI in July, five months after its acquisition, and that SpaceX, xAI, and X went public in June at a valuation of about $2.1 trillion. 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