Thousands of Pro-MAGA .si Domains Registered Months Before Trump's 'Super Intelligence' Rebrand—Now Listed for Millions

Independent journalist Adam Cochran flagged roughly 12,000 .si domains — Slovenia's country-code suffix — that he says were newly registered or changed hands about 53 days before President Donald Trump publicly promoted rebranding artificial intelligence as 'super intelligence', with names including 1776.si (registered 13 August 2026 per Who.is) and asking prices such as $699,995 for AI.si, $10 million for Build.si and $8 million for seed.si. Trump signed an executive order directing executive-branch agencies to use 'Super Intelligence' and 'SI' in official correspondence and non-statutory documents, and the Justice Department instructed employees on 6 October to adopt the terms in most circumstances, while Elon Musk confirmed on X on 4 October that SpaceX will rename its AI unit from SpaceXAI to SpaceXSI. The available evidence does not establish that domain buyers knew of Trump's plans in advance or that Trump, his family or associates were involved in the purchases, and the listed figures are asking prices rather than completed sales.

Thousands of Pro-MAGA .si Domains Registered Months Before Trump's 'Super Intelligence' Rebrand—Now Listed for Millions Who.is records show 1776.si was registered on 13 August, but the buyers' identities and motives remain unclear Thousands of AI-related and pro-MAGA .si domain names were reportedly registered or changed hands before President Donald Trump publicly promoted rebranding https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/newsom-trump-ai-super-intelligence-clash-1823203 artificial intelligence as 'super intelligence'. Some are now listed for hundreds of thousands or even millions of dollars. Independent journalist Adam Cochran highlighted about 12,000 .si domains https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/trump-super-intelligence-si-domain-surge-claims-1822982 that he says were newly registered or changed hands roughly 53 days before Trump's public push for SI. The names include AI-related terms and pro-US or pro-MAGA references, such as 1776.si. The timing has prompted speculation that some buyers may have anticipated the terminology shift. However, the available evidence does not establish that buyers knew about Trump's plans in advance or that Trump, his family, or associates were involved in the purchases. Domain Activity Predated Trump's SI Push The .si suffix is Slovenia's country-code domain. Cochran said the roughly 12,000 domains were connected to AI, MAGA, or American political themes. He specifically highlighted 1776.si, which Who.is records as registered on August 13, 2026. Registration dates alone do not show why the domains were acquired, who bought them, or whether any buyer had access to non-public information. Trump Pushes Federal Use of 'Super Intelligence' Trump has promoted super intelligence as an alternative to artificial intelligence. During a September speech to the United Nations General Assembly, Trump said the word artificial made intelligence sound fake and argued that super intelligence was a more accurate description. He later signed an executive order directing executive-branch agencies to use Super Intelligence and SI instead of Artificial Intelligence and AI in official correspondence, public communications, websites, reports, and other non-statutory documents, to the maximum extent permitted by law. The US Justice Department has also begun implementing the terminology change. On 6 October, the department instructed employees to use super intelligence and SI instead of artificial intelligence in most circumstances, including in certain legal proceedings, according to a memo seen by Reuters . Some .si Domains Carry Million-Dollar Asking Prices The potential value of the domains has added to interest in the registrations. AI.si is currently listed for $699,995, while other .si domains have been advertised for several million dollars. Build.si, for example, has been listed for $10 million, while seed.si has been offered for $8 million. Those figures are asking prices rather than evidence of completed sales. Reports of .si domains selling for more than $1 million have also circulated, but confirmed transaction prices are different from seller valuations. The available evidence does not identify the buyers behind the domains highlighted by Cochran or show that they possessed privileged information about the administration's plans. Musk Signals SpaceX AI Rebrand Elon Musk has also indicated that SpaceX will rename its AI unit from SpaceXAI to SpaceXSI. Musk confirmed the proposed change on X on 4 October after a user asked whether SpaceXAI could be renamed SpaceXSI. 'Yes, we will make that change,' he replied. Reuters reported that the SpaceXAI account had not been changed at the time and that Musk gave no timeline for the rebrand. The move illustrates how the SI terminology is beginning to spread beyond federal government communications, although it does not establish any connection between the SpaceX decision and the earlier domain registrations. Who Bought the Domains? The identities of many buyers remain unclear because some .si registration information is private. Cochran said Dynadot, which he described as the largest bulk registrar for .si domains, keeps Whois information private. He also said some DNS records resolve to bulk domain squatters, making it difficult to establish who controls individual domains. The broader surge in .si registrations is less ambiguous. Register.si recorded more than 46,000 .si registrations in September, compared with 3,515 in August, according to reporting citing the Slovenian registry. The key unanswered question is whether any of the domains acquired before Trump's SI push were bought with advance knowledge of the administration's plans. For now, the evidence points to an unusual pattern of early domain activity followed by a sharp increase in .si registrations after Trump promoted the terminology. It does not establish that the earlier purchases were made by Trump allies or resulted from insider knowledge. © Copyright IBTimes 2026. All rights reserved.