Elon Musk renames SpaceXAI to SpaceXSI

Key Points:

• SpaceX CEO Elon Musk announced the rebranding of the company’s AI division from SpaceXAI to SpaceXSI, aligning with President Donald Trump’s recent executive order to refer to artificial intelligence as "Super Intelligence" (SI).
• Trump's executive order, titled "Inaugurating the Era of Super Intelligence," mandates the use of the term SI in public communications and government materials, reflecting a shift in how the technology's capabilities are described.
• The rebranding underscores Musk’s long-held belief that AI technology has surpassed basic definitions, a perspective he shared prior to the widespread adoption of AI chatbots and supported by his endorsement of Nick Bostrom’s 2014 book "Superintelligence."
• SpaceXAI was established in July following SpaceX’s $1.25 trillion acquisition of Musk’s startup xAI, which had previously acquired X Corp. (formerly Twitter) in March 2025; the renaming to SpaceXSI marks the division’s second major identity change.
• The move also highlights Musk’s ongoing collaboration with the Trump administration, including xAI’s Grok AI being contracted for government projects while Musk served as a special adviser to Trump in 2025.