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

L1 · CuriousIndustry & BusinessThe Verge AI$· 10/11/2026

Shows how political pressure is influencing AI terminology and industry positioning at the highest levels.

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Major tech CEOs including Musk, Benioff, Huang, and Nadella are adopting Trump's 'super intelligence' terminology following a White House mandate to rebrand AI.

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When President Donald Trump announced his plans to rebrand artificial intelligence as "super intelligence," you'd be forgiven for being skeptical that it would catch on. While most of the broader population is sticking with AI, some of Silicon Valley's most powerful are falling in line and trying to give Trump the great AI rebrand he so desires. That Elon Musk was quick to jump on board, promising to rename SpaceXAI to SpaceXSI, isn't surprising. When, hours after Donald Trump declared that "Th

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