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# Matthew Yglesias on SIForce: tech workers should tell their boss renaming products is a bad idea

Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias), X, 2026-10-09.
Source: https://x.com/mattyglesias/status/2108689079088955463

## Why it matters

Most-liked criticism of Salesforce's AIForce → SIForce rename (115k views, 5.2k likes).

## Summary

Quoting Marc Benioff's 'AIForce is officially SIForce' post, Matthew Yglesias writes: 'I really think if you work in tech you should consider telling your boss that you don't think it's a good idea to run around renaming products to court the favor of a lame duck president with a sub-40% approval rating.'

_Metrics read 2026-10-12 via api.fxtwitter.com: 115,490 views, 5,202 likes._

## Archived text

> I really think if you work in tech you should consider telling your boss that you don’t think it’s a good idea to run around renaming products to court the favor of a lame duck president with a sub-40% approval rating.
> 
> > Quoting @Benioff: The era of Super Intelligence is here. AIForce is officially SIForce.

Archived 2026-10-12 via fxtwitter (unofficial).
Counts: 115,504 views, 5,202 likes, 346 reposts, 99 replies (at fetch time)

## Cited in

- 2026-09-29: [Trump signs executive order 'Inaugurating the Era of Super Intelligence', ordering federal agencies to replace 'AI' with 'Super Intelligence (SI)'](https://postcutoff.com/e/2026-09-29-trump-eo-super-intelligence-rename/)

## People in this post

- [Marc Benioff](https://postcutoff.com/person/marc-benioff/), Chair and CEO, Salesforce