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Policy · Updated 12 Oct, 12:03 am IST

Silicon Valley leaders adopt Trump’s new term “super intelligence” for AI

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Why it matters for readers: It’s useful to know that leaders sometimes adopt new labels for technology after political pressure.

  • President Donald Trump announced plans to rebrand artificial intelligence as “super intelligence,” prompting reactions in tech circles.1
  • Elon Musk reportedly said he would rename SpaceXAI to SpaceXSI to follow the new terminology.1
  • Marc Benioff announced Salesforce would rename AIForce to SIForce shortly after Trump’s declaration.1
  • Nvidia’s Jensen Huang attended the summit where the executive order on using “super intelligence” was announced, and Nvidia tied $1 billion in commitments to “super intelligence research.”1
  • Microsoft’s Satya Nadella is also described as aligning with the shift in terminology after attending the same summit.1

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