Silicon Valley is falling in line with Trump’s attempt to rename AI

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The Verge • Terrence O’Brien • October 11, 2026

President Donald Trump announced plans to rebrand artificial intelligence as "super intelligence," prompting skepticism among the general public who continue using the term AI. However, several prominent figures in Silicon Valley have adopted this new terminology. Elon Musk quickly agreed to rename SpaceXAI to SpaceXSI, hours after Trump declared that anyone using the term "Artificial Intelligence" is considered an enemy by the White House.

Marc Benioff followed suit, announcing that Salesforce would rename AIForce to SIForce. Jensen Huang attended the summit where the executive order requiring government agencies to use the new term was announced. He stated he believes the danger posed by AI is overblown and committed $1 billion to scientific advancement, which includes "super intelligence research."

The latest company to align with this rebranding is Microsoft’s Satya Nadella. Nadella attended the same summit as Huang alongside Mark Zuckerberg, Sundar Pichai, Jeff Bezos, Dario Amodei, and Musk. In a post calling for building an "emergency brake" for AI, Nadella repeatedly referred to the technology as "super intelligence." During Trump’s second term, Silicon Valley has repeatedly tried to ingratiate itself with the administration after having a more contentious relationship during his first term.

Source: The Verge • Terrence O’Brien • October 11, 2026

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