{"slug": "musk-tries-desperately-to-get-x-users-to-embrace-trump-s-ai-rebranding-it-s", "title": "Musk tries desperately to get X users to embrace Trump's AI rebranding: \"It's better\"", "summary": "Elon Musk posted on X on Sunday urging users to adopt President Donald Trump's rebranding of artificial intelligence as \"super intelligence,\" writing, \"No more AI. SI. It's better.\" The post followed Trump's signing of an executive order the previous Tuesday seeking to make the SI rebrand official, with the order arguing the term \"more appropriately captures the promise, potential, and rapidly advancing capabilities of these technologies.\" Critics have suggested Trump's rebrand could be aimed at profiting from Slovenian domain names or evading laws and regulations that specifically target AI.", "body_md": "## Musk tries desperately to get X users to embrace Trump's AI rebranding: \"It's better\"\n\nAustin, Texas - **Billionaire** [Elon Musk](https://www.tag24.com/en/entertainment/celebrities/elon-musk) **recently tried to convince X users to back President** [Donald Trump](https://www.tag24.com/en/news/politics/politicians/donald-trump)**'s push that** [artificial intelligence](https://www.tag24.com/en/tech/artificial-intelligence) **be rebranded as super intelligence.**\n\nIn a [post](https://x.com/elonmusk/status/2106665679361618173) to his X platform shared on Sunday morning, Musk wrote, \"No more AI. SI. It's better.\"\n\nThe post comes after Trump [signed an executive order](https://www.tag24.com/en/news/politics/politicians/donald-trump/trump-says-ai-should-be-called-super-intelligence-as-he-shuts-down-calls-for-oversight-3534382) last Tuesday seeking to make the rebrand official.\n\nThe order argues that SI \"more appropriately captures the promise, potential, and rapidly advancing capabilities of these technologies.\"\n\nDespite growing concerns among Americans about AI potentially destroying jobs and even humanity, Trump has insisted it is the future and has pushed for tech leaders to \"police themselves\" without government interference.\n\nDuring the 2024 presidential race, Musk contributed [at least $270 million](https://www.tag24.com/en/entertainment/celebrities/elon-musk/elon-musk-tops-list-of-political-donors-as-total-trump-contributions-are-revealed-3341236) to Trump's re-election campaign, and after Trump won, he served as the president's closest advisor and head of the Department of Government Efficiency for several months.\n\nBut when Musk's time as a temporary government employee came to an end, the two had a messy public feud over policy disagreements, which reached a climax when Musk alleged that Trump was [named in the Jeffrey Epstein files](https://www.tag24.com/en/entertainment/celebrities/elon-musk/musk-deletes-infamous-epstein-x-post-and-others-driving-his-feud-with-trump-3393089).\n\nThe two have since appeared to have buried the hatchet, as Musk has been [attending White House events again](https://www.tag24.com/en/news/politics/politicians/donald-trump/trump-hosts-lovely-dinner-for-elon-musk-to-celebrate-reunion-2026-is-going-to-be-amazing-3455346) and has begun [donating to Republicans](https://www.tag24.com/en/entertainment/celebrities/elon-musk/elon-musk-makes-massive-campaign-contribution-to-pro-trump-senate-candidate-3460935) ahead of the November midterm elections.\n\n**Some critics have also suggested Trump has ulterior motives for the rebrand, such as seeking to** [profit off of Slovenian domain names](https://gizmodo.com/is-trumps-push-to-rename-ai-to-super-intelligence-part-of-some-bigger-conspiracy-2000819480) **or evade laws and regulations that specifically target AI.**\n\nCover photo: Kevin Dietsch / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/musk-tries-desperately-to-get-x-users-to-embrace-trump-s-ai-rebranding-it-s", "canonical_source": "https://www.tag24.com/en/entertainment/celebrities/elon-musk/musk-tries-desperately-to-get-x-users-to-embrace-trumps-ai-rebranding-its-better-3537526", "published_at": "2026-10-04 15:37:00+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-10-04 15:43:09.728751+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-policy", "artificial-intelligence"], "entities": ["Elon Musk", "Donald Trump", "X", "Department of Government Efficiency", "Republican Party"], "also_reported_by": [], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/musk-tries-desperately-to-get-x-users-to-embrace-trump-s-ai-rebranding-it-s", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/musk-tries-desperately-to-get-x-users-to-embrace-trump-s-ai-rebranding-it-s.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/musk-tries-desperately-to-get-x-users-to-embrace-trump-s-ai-rebranding-it-s.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/musk-tries-desperately-to-get-x-users-to-embrace-trump-s-ai-rebranding-it-s.jsonld"}}