Several tech leaders adopt Trump’s vocabulary on AI

According to The Verge, several Silicon Valley leaders are adopting the term super intelligence promoted by Donald Trump to refer to artificial intelligence. The outlet also reports the announcement of an executive order requiring government agencies to use this terminology. The article thus describes a shift in institutional language and corporate communication, without providing technical information about the systems concerned.

The examples cited take several forms. Elon Musk promised to rename SpaceXAI as SpaceXSI. Marc Benioff announced that Salesforce would replace the name AIForce with SIForce. These statements concern name changes; the document does not establish that they have actually been implemented or that the products have changed.

The Verge also notes that Nvidia uses this terminology in an announced commitment to scientific research. Microsoft’s Satya Nadella used it several times in a post calling for an emergency shutdown mechanism to be built for AI. In this latter case, the vocabulary therefore appears in a discussion about control over systems.

The political interpretation offered by The Verge is that these leaders are moving closer to the Trump administration. The examples establish that the term is being adopted, but are insufficient to demonstrate the leaders’ individual motivations. When assessing the technologies, the distinction remains essential: a new name is no substitute for a description of capabilities or measured results. The available information documents communication choices here, rather than technical progress.