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Elon Musk confirmed on X that SpaceX's artificial intelligence division, SpaceXAI, will be renamed SpaceXSI, in line with Donald Trump's executive order replacing the term “artificial intelligence” with “superintelligence” in federal communications.
Nolla Health launched a pilot in Utah in which its Nolla Derm app uses AI to issue initial prescriptions for topical treatments for mild-to-moderate acne in adults, with physician oversight that is reduced in stages and a cost of $4.99 per month.
President Donald Trump announced the Super Intelligence Force, a 120-day task force led by Director of National Intelligence Jay Clayton, with Emil Michael, Scott Kupor and Andrew Ferguson as vice chairs, to assess AI risks, opportunities and the scope of federal responsibility.
On 30 September 2026 Euronews contrasted the White House Joint Commitment—“morally binding,” with no legal force—with Europe’s AI Act: since 2 August the AI Office can demand information, evaluate models, restrict market access and fine up to €15 million or 3% of global turnover. Same signatories, two compliance philosophies.
On 29 September 2026, the same day as the White House AI pact, President Trump signed an executive order directing the U.S. government to prefer the terms “super intelligence” and “SI” over “artificial intelligence.” Euronews and The Verge report his rationale: “artificial” sounds bad and “super is the best word of all.” The naming shift arrives with the Joint Commitment and reframes the regulatory debate.
After the Trump–Xi Washington summit (25–26 Sep 2026), the U.S. and China agreed on a bilateral communication channel for AI-related incidents and a further dialogue round in November in Shenzhen, led by Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Vice Premier He Lifeng. There was no broad safety pact or race pause.
Signed 2 June 2026, EO 14409 “Promoting Advanced AI Innovation and Security” defines covered frontier models, tasks the NSA with a classified cyber-capability evaluation framework, and coordinates Treasury, DoD, DHS/CISA, and NIST in a voluntary scheme—not mandatory licensing—with CRS IF13268 context as of September 2026.
At the Washington summit in the week of Sep 24, Trump and Xi discussed AI regulation and the chips race; coverage describes tension between safety cooperation and race dynamics, without inventing quotes.
U.S. agencies and firms accuse Chinese labs of industrial-scale API distillation; Beijing denies it. On 23 September the issue crosses chip controls and the Trump–Xi agenda, without reducing Chinese progress to a single theft story.
CNBC on 23 September 2026 frames the Trump–Xi meeting around AI safety, chips and U.S.–China rivalry; the plausible outcome is a risk-alert channel (Bessent proposal), not a development pause, with Nvidia controls and distillation accusations as friction.
The Senate Intelligence Committee vice chair downplays much apocalyptic talk and, in Reuters/BNN Bloomberg coverage around 17–21 September, calls for narrow safety standards before the legislative year closes.
Around 19 September, Donald Trump pledged to create an “AI Force” and appoint an AI czar to sustain U.S. leadership versus China; with no public czar name or detailed legal mandate, the announcement collides with Amodei/Altman slowdown calls and Huang/Zuckerberg’s market stance.