Elon Musk to rename SpaceXAI to SpaceXSI
The tech mogul's decision follows President Trump's executive order to replace 'artificial intelligence' with 'Super Intelligence'.
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FILE PHOTO: Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, gestures as he attends the Viva Technology conference dedicated to innovation and startups at the Porte de Versailles exhibition centre in Paris, France
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What this story says
- 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'.
Who covered it
Percentages are shares of the 7 outlets carrying a published leaning rating. 5 of the 12 outlets we know ran this story carry no rating and are not counted in them. Coverage measured .
Trust
42/100
Craft
55/100
Hype
41/100
12 sources · methodology
Thin on the left so far
None of the 7 outlets with a published leaning rating that ran this story are rated left.
This story is still being watched, so it is a count and not yet a finding. Coverage keeps arriving for hours after an event, and a side that has published nothing this morning may publish by tonight. If it is still true when we stop checking, we will say so plainly.
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'.
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.
Disagreement on the date of Musk's statement
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.
What the coverage left out
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. This detail was not present in the digests from the right-rated outlets.
Still developing. We have re-checked which outlets are covering this 1 time, most recently on 4 Oct 2026, 17:00, and will add the sides that appear.
How each side covered it
Our own reading of the reporting listed below, written from the outlets’ articles rather than quoted from them. The reasoning is set out on our methodology page.
Left
0 rated outlets
No outlet rated left has run this story so far. We are still checking, and will say plainly if that does not change.
Centre
4 rated outlets
- Centre-rated reports led with Elon Musk's announcement to rename SpaceXAI to SpaceXSI. They highlighted that this move followed President Donald Trump's executive order to replace 'artificial intelligence' with 'Super Intelligence' or 'SI'. These reports noted Musk's stated preference for 'SI' over 'AI', with Hindustan Times quoting Musk as saying, 'No more AI SI It’s better.' They also mentioned that SpaceXAI is the developer of the Grok chatbot and discussed the potential implications for Grok's branding, though Hindustan Times noted that details on implementation and timing were not provided. The Economic Times and Hindustan Times both reported that Trump's executive order was signed on September 29, 2026.
Right
3 rated outlets
- Right-rated reports focused on President Trump's executive order and Elon Musk's subsequent announcement. El Universo reported that Trump created a 'Superintelligence Force' to coordinate AI development and ordered his government to replace 'artificial intelligence' with 'superintelligence' in official communications. Times of India and news-pravda.com stated that Musk said SpaceXAI would be renamed SpaceXSI following Trump's 'super intelligence' push, with news-pravda.com quoting Musk's social media post: 'No more AI [AI, artificial intelligence]. SI [SI, superintelligence] is better.'
Questions about this coverage
- How did the left and right cover Elon Musk to rename SpaceXAI to SpaceXSI?
- Of the 7 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 0% are rated left, 57% are rated centre, 43% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 12. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.
- Is Elon Musk to rename SpaceXAI to SpaceXSI left or right?
- Too few of the outlets on this story carry a published leaning rating to say. 7 of them do, and this site does not characterise a field under 12: at that size one newsroom filing moves the share by ten points. The percentages above are the count as it stands.
- Is the coverage of Elon Musk to rename SpaceXAI to SpaceXSI biased?
- Elon Musk to rename SpaceXAI to SpaceXSI is one event reported by 12 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.
- Which side is not reporting Elon Musk to rename SpaceXAI to SpaceXSI?
- When we first saw this story, outlets rated left had barely covered it. Coverage accretes for hours after an event, so that is where to look rather than a verdict — the split above is the current count, and it is the one to read.
- Which outlets covered Elon Musk to rename SpaceXAI to SpaceXSI?
- 12 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.
- Why is Elon Musk renaming SpaceXAI to SpaceXSI?
- Elon Musk plans to rename SpaceXAI to SpaceXSI to align with President Donald Trump's executive order. The order directs government agencies to use 'Super Intelligence' (SI) instead of 'artificial intelligence' (AI) in official communications. Musk has expressed a preference for the term 'SI'.
- When was President Trump's executive order signed?
- President Donald Trump's executive order to replace 'artificial intelligence' with 'Super Intelligence' or 'SI' in government communications was signed on September 29, 2026.
- What is SpaceXAI known for?
- SpaceXAI is the company behind the Grok chatbot. The proposed name change to SpaceXSI is primarily a branding decision and has not been indicated to affect Grok's technology or features.
Read it at the source
12 outlets, grouped by the leaning a published rating gives them. Every headline links to the original; an underlined outlet name opens our profile of that publisher.
Left
0No outlet in this group ran the story.
Centre
4- Musk Says SpaceXAI Will Rebrand To ‘SpaceXSI’ After Trump Pushes ‘Super Intelligence’ Name Change (opens Forbes in a new tab)
- Elon Musk says SpaceXAI will be renamed SpaceXSI after Trump's 'super intelligence' push (opens The Economic Times in a new tab)
The Economic Times — is The Economic Times biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Elon Musk backs SpaceXSI rebrand as Trump pushes ‘SI’ over ‘AI’: What it means for Grok (opens Hindustan Times in a new tab)
Hindustan Times — is Hindustan Times biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Elon Musk reveals Grok developer rebrand after Trump AI order (opens Newsweek in a new tab)
Right
3- Elon Musk says SpaceXAI will be renamed SpaceXSI after Trump's 'super intelligence' push (opens Times of India in a new tab)
Times of India — is Times of India biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Trump Creates a ‘Superintelligence Force’ to Coordinate AI Development in the U.S. (opens El Universo in a new tab)
El Universo — is El Universo biased? Our profile of this outlet
- SpaceX CEO Elon Musk called for calling artificial intelligence "superintelligence" (opens news-pravda.com in a new tab)
news-pravda.com — is news-pravda.com biased? Our profile of this outlet
Not rated
5- Elon Musk Says SpaceXAI Will Be Rebranded To SpaceXSI And Declares "SpaceX Is A Super Intelligence Company," As Trump Forms A Super Intelligence Force (opens Wccftech in a new tab)
- Elon Musk backs SpaceXSI rebrand as Trump pushes ‘SI’ over ‘AI’: What it means for Grok - THE LOCAL REPORT ARTICLES (opens Thelocalreport.in in a new tab)
Thelocalreport.in — is Thelocalreport.in biased? Our profile of this outlet
- AI Is Now a Thing of the Past; Elon Musk Follows Trump in Renaming 'Super Intelligence' (opens Mathrubhumi in a new tab)
Mathrubhumi — is Mathrubhumi biased? Our profile of this outletOpinion
- Elon Musk Says Will Rename SpaceXAI To SpaceXSI After Trump's Call To Rename AI As SI (opens OfficeChai in a new tab)
OfficeChai — is OfficeChai biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Musk says SpaceXAI will be renamed SpaceXSI (opens BizToc in a new tab)
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