Elon Musk founds his own AI company
Elon Musk has apparently found a new field of employment in the field of artificial intelligence. Because the Tesla boss founded his own AI company xAI and wants to “understand the universe”.
Just a few weeks ago, the new Twitter boss Linda Yaccarino took over the post from new owner Elon Musk. The founder of Tesla and Neuralink now apparently has more time again and is turning his attention to the topic of artificial intelligence.
For this, the multi-billionaire founded his own AI company called xAI. With this he wants to “understand the true nature of the universe,” it says on the Company website.
What is Elon Musk up to with his AI company xAI?
Elon Musk writes on Twitter that he wants to “understand reality” with xAI. In addition, according to the company’s website, there is also the universe.
Announcing formation of @xAI to understand reality
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 12, 2023
For his team, Elon Musk has used enough of the competition. For example, former employees of Google Research and the ChatGPT parent company OpenAI can be found here. But team members from Tesla, DeepMind, Microsoft Research and the University of Toronto are also on board.
Dan Hendrycks is on hand to advise the company. He heads the NGO Center for AI Safety, which advocates the conscientious use of AI.
Where does the AI company stand in the Musk universe?
The company name xAI joins a long list of Musk endorsements at the letter X. For example, he changed the company name Twitter Inc. to X Corp not too long ago. converted. And the letter can also be found at Musk’s space company SpaceX.
The xAI website notes that the AI company is a “from the X Corp. separate company”. However, they will “work closely with X (Twitter), Tesla and other companies”. This is necessary to make progress towards fulfilling the company’s mission.
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